{"id":19374,"date":"2026-08-02T06:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T06:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=19374"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:19:12","slug":"orluzurume-youths-urge-lawmakers-to-improve-constituency-engagements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/orluzurume-youths-urge-lawmakers-to-improve-constituency-engagements\/","title":{"rendered":"Orluzurume youths urge lawmakers to improve constituency engagements."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 51<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>The Orluzurume Youths Assembly, the umbrella socio-political body representing youths from the 12 local government areas of Imo West Senatorial District, has called on elected representatives from the zone to establish functional constituency offices to enhance accessibility and improve legislative representation.The group made the call during the formal presentation of a 72-page Legislative Performance Assessment Committee (LPAC) report in Orlu, which evaluated the performance of the 17 lawmakers representing the district at the state and federal levels.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, President of the Orluzurume Youths Assembly, Prince IzunnaObiefule, lamented that many lawmakers from the zone rarely interact with their constituents, a situation he said has contributed to poor representation.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the report was the outcome of an extensive assessment of the lawmakers&#8217; performance based on consultations and interactions with residents across the 12 local government areas that make up the senatorial district.<\/p>\n<p>According to Obiefule, the evaluation covered the 12 members representing the district in the Imo State House of Assembly, four members of the House of Representatives, and the senator representing Imo West.He said the assessment focused on key issues raised by constituents, including inadequate constituency engagement, limited public accountability, poor communication of legislative activities, and insufficient empowerment programs.<\/p>\n<p>Obiefule stressed that the exercise was not intended to ridicule or embarrass any elected official but to promote accountability and improve the quality of representation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This report is not meant to witch-hunt or prosecute any lawmaker. Rather, it is a sincere civic effort aimed at strengthening democratic accountability and encouraging excellence in public service,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the highest-performing lawmaker scored 60 out of a possible 100 marks, while the lowest-scoring legislator recorded 15 marks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The assessment is our contribution to building a democratic culture where performance is measured objectively, leadership is fairly evaluated, and elected representatives remain connected to the aspirations of the people they serve,&#8221; Obiefule added.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Legislative Performance Assessment Committee, Mr. Achi Nnamdi, said members of the committee undertook extensive consultations across communities and villages in the Orlu Senatorial District before arriving at their findings. According to him, the committee relied on carefully gathered data and feedback from residents to evaluate the performance of the lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Nnamdi said one of the major findings of the assessment was that many of the lawmakers neither maintained constituency offices nor sustained regular engagement with the people they were elected to represent. He noted that the absence of functional constituency offices has made it difficult for constituents to channel complaints, seek assistance, or monitor the activities of their elected representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The youth body urged the lawmakers to improve communication with their constituents, establish accessible constituency offices, and deepen public engagement in order to strengthen democratic governance and restore public confidence in legislative representation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>51 ViewsThe Orluzurume Youths Assembly, the umbrella socio-political body representing youths from the 12 local&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1211],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ 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