For the residents of Obeagu Community in the Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi state, life is brutish, hard and unforgiving. Their daily existence typifies a state of nature where life is bestial and short with the daily struggle for survival as a permanent feature. Obeagu, a boundary community shared by Ebonyi and Enugu states with over 10,000 population has no access road or health facility, either public or private. It has no potable water, functional primary and secondary school or electricity.
The council elections in Enugu State witnessed low turnout and late arrival of materials in most parts of the state, even though the voting was generally peaceful.