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Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo

Hon. Uchenna currently serving as a First-member representing Idemili North/ Idemili South Federal Constituency in the 10th House of Representatives under the platform of the Labour Party.

  • Constituency: Idemili North and South Federal Constituency
  • Party: Labour Party
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Projects

Below are the projects completed by the Honorable member in different sectors.

Infrastructure

  • Construction/ Rehabilitation of community road to Abatete.
  • Construction of a six-classroom block at UPS Amafor Nkpor.
  • Renovation of Block C building at Notre Dame High School, Abatete.
  • Scheduled maintenance of the Administrative Block at Community Primary School, Obasi.
  • Construction of a recreation arena for Community Primary School, Oba.
  • Construction of Cassava Processing Plant at Oba.
  • Construction of Ojota Road linking Oba.
  • Construction of solar powered borehole at Nnobi.

Education

  • Payment of fees for 250 JAMB candidates and scholarships for 500 Anambra students.
  • Attraction of a modern ICT centre at Boys Secondary School, Ojoto.
  • Attraction of student grants for university students.

Social Amenities

  • Installation of solar-powered street lights across various communities in Idemili North and South, eg Ogidi, Nkpor, Obasi, Ojota, Ideani, Nnobi, Awka-Ekiti etc.
  • Supply of food items to 5,000 households, including the elderly, widows, and people living with disabilities.
  • Reticulation of a solar-powered borehole in three villages at Nnobi (awarded) and donation of Shuttle bus to Idemili South L.G.A workers.
  • Support for rebuilding the community hall at Oba (awarded).
  • Reticulation of borehole water at the Health Centre, Amafor Nkpor (awarded).
  • Attraction of relief materials for people affected by floods and guilty erosion.

Empowerment

  • Training of women and youths on renewable energy, including solar, biomass, hydropower, and wind energy.
  • Empowerment of women and youths with strategic renewable energy skills in Nnokwa.
  • Bio-gas production training for Eziowelle youths and women.
  • Empowerment of artisans with sewing machines, grinding machines, POS machines, clippers, and cash grants.
  • Empowerment of farmers with 50kg bags of urea fertilizers.
  • Business grants to 100 SME owners and Training of Youths on digital skills acquisition.
  • Attraction of climate adaptation, resilience, peace-building awareness, and sensitization for stakeholders.
  • Facilitation of federal government employment for professionals in Idemili North and South Facilitation of Trade and tech training for Idemili youths in China.

Motions

  • Need for the construction of a Pedestrian bridge at Enekwasumpu along Onitsha- Expressway.
  • Need to investigate the funds disbursed to the Licensed electricity distribution companies by Central Bank of Nigeria as loans under National Mass Metering Program.
  • Urgent Need to investigate Heritage Bank Crisis and Protect depositors interest.
  • Urgent Need to repositioning Nigeria incentive-Based risk sharing system for agricultural lending and de-risking of agribusiness in Nigeria.
  • Urgent Need to checkmate attacks by unknown gunmen in Abatete, Idemili North and Anambra State.

Petitions

  • Petition on Abandoned Project at Umuota village, Obosi, Idemili North by Nigerian Erosion and watershed management Project (NEWMAP) Submitted by Ugwuagu Family.
  • Petition on Illegal Sale of Bequeathed Property, submitted by Mr. Tochukwu Emeka Eweluzo, Idemili South.
  • Petition on the high cost of importing consumer goods, events occurring at ports and interventions towards shipping companies operating within Nigeria, submitted by Chief Chukwudi David.
  • Petition on the mysterious death and burial of Mr. Ibeh Maxwell Onyeka in Dubai, without his family's knowledge, submitted by Dr. Emenike Onwutalu, from Idemili South.
  • Urgent Need to checkmate attacks by unknown gunmen in Abatete, Idemili North and Anambra State.

Bills Sponsored

  • Federal College of Entrepreneurship and Skills acquisition, Ogidi, Anambra State (Establishment) Bill, 2023.
  • Federal Medical Centre Act, Awka-Etiti, Anambra State (Amendment) Bill, 2023. Federal Polytechnic Act, Oba, Anambra State (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
  • Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Act, Nnobi, Anambra State (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The Nigerian Police Training College, Umuoji, Anambra State (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
  • The Mining Intelligence and Security Through Public-Private Partnership across Mining Communities in Nigeria (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
  • Sustainable Mining Infrastructure Development Bill, 2023.
  • The Nigerian Mining Development Bank NMDB (Establishment) Bill, 2023.
  • Labour Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025
  • Federal College of Vocational and Skill Acquisition, Ojoto (Establishment) Bill, 2025. Federal Teaching Hospital, Oba, (Establishment) Bill, 2025.
  • Federal College of Nursing and midwifery, Ojoto (Establishment) Bill, 2025.
  • Federal Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Centre, Ojoto, (Establishment) Bill, 2025.
  • Women's Health and Surrogacy Protection, Bill, 2025