By Our Reporter
ABUJA (PRECISE POST) – The 2023 Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State, Chief Chukwuma Odii has empowered Isuachara community, Isu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State with One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (150,000,000.00) to boost food production.
Odii announced the empowerment in the community during a Grand Reception organised in his honour by the community.
He said he would select three beneficiaries each from seven kindreds that make up the community for modern agricultural businesses and promised to give N3million each to 15 of them after training.
He also, supported the community’s N300 Million Naira Town Hall projects with Twenty Million Naira (20,000,000) promising to give more if the money was judiciously utilized.
“Our community is known for its rich in production of rice, yam, Cassava, vegetable and other foods, and that made our community people agrarian and that is why I am supporting them”.
The agricultural empowerment according to Chief Odii will involve three persons each from the seven kindreds that make up the community, who will be trained, fishery, animal husbandry, modern vegetable farming and other agric-business management will become an annual practice that is aimed at pulling the beneficiaries out of poverty and also create jobs for young people in the community.
“The beneficiaries will go into training in modern farming and after which, I will give them N3million each to start up agricultural business,” he said.
Odii, who was conferred with the Chieftaincy title, “Omeziriobodo 1 of Isuachara alongside other six illustrious sons of the community said the agricultural empowerment would be rotating among the people annually.
Emmanuel Ogudu, National Chairman of Isuachara Development Union said the grand reception and the Chieftaincy award were for the appreciation of Odii for his meritorious service to mankind.
Ogudu, who commended Odii said the annual occasion would pave way for more unified people of Isuachara, urging Odii to keep the flag flying.
