By Our correspondent
The Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Dr Tony Nwoye (Labour Party), has empowered no fewer than 14,000 persons in his constituency, with materials worth millions of naira.
The items gifted by the Senator on Sunday to the beneficiaries included engine boats, sewing machines, engineering kits, grinding machines, bags of fertilizers, bags of rice, generator sets and cash.
Nwoye said the gesture was part of his resolve to empower his people to reduce crime and unemployment in the Senatorial District and beyond.
He said he was disturbed each time he would see people, especially youths, roam the streets because they had no jobs.
According to the Senator, “What I am doing here today is to give back to the society and to thank God for seeing me through the February 28th, 2023 general elections that made me who I am at the moment and not as political campaign.
“The beneficiaries, mostly, the youths and farmers cut across political parties in all the seven local government areas of Ayamelum, Anambra East, Anambra West, Oyi, Ogbaru, Onitsha North and Onitsha South that constitute Anambra North Senatorial District.
Presenting the items to the beneficiaries, Dr Nwoye restated that the gesture was to give back to society, that had done so much for him.
Going down memory lane on his humble beginning, the Senator, appreciated those especially, Prince Arthur Eze and Mr. Peter Obi whom he noted had touched his life tremendously ..
He advised the beneficiaries ,especially the youth, to put the tools to maximum use, pledging to make the gesture
regular for a better society.
Speaking with the press, the Lawmaker representing Onitsha North in the State House of Assembly, Hon Patrick Okafor, hailed Nwoye for his magnanimity, saying the Senator had endeared himself to the people.
Some of the beneficiaries including Chief Syvester Onukwu, Mrs Gloria Edu and Chuka Nwabudu expressed special thanks to their benefactor for thinking of such moves and said that at least 60 percent of the population of the youth were empowered to be self-reliance.
The empowerment programme was preceded by Thanksgiving Services at .the All Saints Cathedral and the Holy Trinity Catholic Church Onitsha respectively.
The event also has in attendance, Mr. Peter Obi, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Afred Achebe, all the Traditional rulers from Anambra North, Bishop Valerian Okeke, Bishop Owen Nwokolo, Bishop Paulinus Chukwumemeka Ezeokafor, the Senator representing Enugu East, Senator Kevin Chukwu, Senator Victor Umeh, the Lawmaker representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Hon Afam Ogene, the State Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Ogochukwu Emeh, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, Labour Party supporters, among others.
