Hon. Ogene said he would continue to use his position to add value to the lives of the people through human capital and infrastructure development.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Over 50 women in Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Anambra State have benefited from a training on clean cooking from the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC).
The training, which was executed by
Frontline Infosys Limited, was facilitated by the lawmaker representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Renewable Energy, Hon. Afam Ogene, on Saturday, December 21, 2024.
He had earlier facilitated a training programme on solar energy for over 100 youths in Ogbaru.
Clean cooking refers to the use of cooking fuels, technologies, and practices that minimise harmful emissions, reduce environmental impact, and promote health and well-being.
It aims to replace traditional cooking methods that rely on solid fuels, such as charcoal, wood, and dung, which are major contributors to indoor air pollution, deforestation, and climate change.
Speaking to the women, the trainer, Barr. Ndubuisi Benjamin listed some examples of clean cooking solutions as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), biogas, electricity, solar cooking, induction cooking, ethanol, improved biomass cookstoves, among others.
He said, “The adoption of clean cooking solutions is critical to achieving sustainable development, mitigating climate change, and improving the lives of millions of people worldwide.”
Other benefits include reduced burden on women, faster cooking time, reduced fuel consumption, improved health as it reduces exposure to indoor air pollution and environmental protection by lowering greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation.
Addressing the women at the venue of the training at Ruchem Beach Hotels, Iyiowa-Odekpe, Hon. Ogene said he would continue to use his position to add value to the lives of the people through human capital and infrastructure development.
He advised the beneficiaries to take the training seriously to enable them adopt the use of modern cooking techniques.
The Labour Party (LP) legislator said he ensured that the beneficiaries were not selected on political party bases across all the 16 communities in Ogbaru that make up the federal constituency.
This, he added, is because he wanted to prove that it is better to elect a leader who would use his position to attract democracy dividend after being elected rather than voting for one because he has the money to buy votes from the people.
Each of the beneficiaries were empowered with gas cooking stoves and the sun of N50,000, after the programme.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with 365Daily described Hon. Ogene as a selfless and humble leader who is committed to the welfare of the ordinary people.
“I thank Hon. Afam Ogene so much for this training, gifting me cooking gas, and, N50,000. We have had many of our people who represented us at the Federal House, none of them has done what Hon Afam Ogene has been doing for us. He will go back to the House of Reps in the next election. And we are praying God to bless him with sound health, every member of his family too,” a highly elated Mrs Okwuosa said.
Similarly, Mrs Onuora and Isamade expressed gratitude to Hon Ogene for the training, saying the gift of cooking gas would reduce the hardship they have been experiencing in using kerosine for cooking.