The Cry of Ovuoria Kingdom: Bringing Electricity and Inclusion to Amaechi

The Cry of a King

There are appeals that you read and move on. And there are appeals that prick your conscience and refuse to let you sleep.

The appeal from Ovuoria Kingdom is the latter.

His Royal Majesty, Igwe Denis Okafor Ezeaniokaosisi II, is not a noisy man. He is the Igwe Elect of Ovuoria, the traditional custodian of his people, the Igwe of Cape Coast, Ghana, overseeing Ezeigbo Central Region, and a distinguished Member of the National Advisory Council of APPMEN, the association that owns the private press in Nigeria.

When a man of such royal and media stature leaves his throne to say, “Please, do not forget my people,” then every stakeholder must listen.

His message to Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, Member, House of Representatives for Nkanu East / Nkanu West, is simple, respectful, and devastatingly painful:

“While our neighbours now enjoy light, Amaechi in Ovuoria is still in total darkness. Our children study with lanterns. Our small businesses have collapsed.”

The Irony of Darkness in the Midst of Light

This is the height of irony. In the same federal constituency, some communities are celebrating the hum of new transformers, thanking Hon. Nnaji for remembering them, while Amaechi sits in darkness, feeling like strangers in their own land.

What does it mean to be in darkness in 2026? It means a brilliant child in Amaechi will fail because he cannot read at 8pm. It means a hardworking woman will lose her entire stock because there is no refrigeration. It means insecurity thrives because darkness is the friend of criminals. It means a community is economically dead.

This is not a luxury request. Electricity is the oxygen of modern development. And Amaechi is gasping for air.

Our Stand

At The Parliament Diary, we cover the parliament daily. We know what effective representation means. Section 14 (2) (b) of our Constitution says the welfare and security of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. Hon. Nnolim Nnaji has shown capacity by lighting up Amaodudo and other communities. We commend him for that.

But representation is not complete until the last village feels it.

We therefore make this unequivocal editorial call:

Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, finish what you started. Light up Amaechi in Ovuoria. Give them one transformer. In doing so, you will not just be giving them light; you will be giving them inclusion, dignity, and a reason to believe in democracy as 2027 approaches.

We also call on the Ministry of Power, the Rural Electrification Agency, and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State to intervene. The darkness in Amaechi is a stain that one transformer can wipe away.

Amaechi is not asking for too much. Amaechi is only asking to be remembered.

Let light shine in Amaechi.