JUST IN: Candidate for the Enugu APC Reps dies in an accident

• Enugu APC Reps candidate dies in a car crash
• He lost control of the steering and drove into a bush

Mr. Ejikeme Omeje, candidate for the Enugu APC Reps, House of Representative in the Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South, Enugu Federal Constituency, passed away in a car accident on Tuesday morning.

Omeje, a top APC official in the Enugu North Senatorial district and a pharmacist, passed away on the Eden Ani/Nsukka road close to the El-Rina hotel in Nsukka.

Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the accident happened as he was returning from the town of Edem-Ani after attending a political meeting, despite the fact that police or the Federal Road Safety Corps have not officially confirmed the accident.

It was learned that he was alone in the car when he suddenly lost control and drove into a bush, hitting a tree in the process. He was traveling along the Erina-Edem Ani road.

Omeje was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to serious head injuries before his time, according to an eyewitness who identified himself as Okechukwu Ezeme.

Daniel Ndukwe, the State Police Public Relations Officer, could not be reached for comment.

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In other news, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has proposed an N697.005 billion budget estimate for the 2023 fiscal year.

The budget, dubbed “Budget of Completion,” totals N697.005 billion, compared to the previous year’s revised provision of N631.881 billion, and includes capital expenditures of N353 billion and recurrent expenditures of N344.005 billion.

When Governor Emmanuel presented the budget to the House of Assembly in Uyo, he outlined how it was based on an oil benchmark price of $70 per barrel and a production rate of 1.69 million barrels per day, with a focus on the policy goal of consolidating the accomplishments of the Completion Agenda’s eight points.

The Governor went on to say that the 2023 budget’s policy objectives would include: boosting the state’s economy to create opportunities for gainful employment through industrialization, agriculture, as well as air and sea infrastructure; continuing support for SMEs as the engine of our economy to encourage local capacity in manufacturing and the use of our locally made products for domestic use exports; economic diversification to create more wealth, sustained

He also provided strategies for achieving the goals, such as partnering with foreign investors in pertinent state economic sectors and vigorous human capital development, expanding the state’s industrial base to increase the supply of goods and services for domestic consumption, improving the quality and timeliness of public service delivery through automation and effective intra- and inter-MDA collaboration, and enhancing fiscal performance.

While recounting the gains of Legislature-Executive collaboration for the state in the past years, Governor Emmanuel appealed for due consideration and timely approval of the 2023 budget, promising to faithfully implement its provision for the benefit of the people of the state.

In his words, “I, therefore, appeal for your approval on my submissions and your support for its implementation. We promise a faithful implementation of this ‘Budget of Completion’ for the general good of our people. Our resolve to alleviate poverty and restore hope, create wealth, generate employment, stimulate agriculture and industrial development and uplift the overall welfare of our people remains unflinching.”