COVID-19: Foundation Distributes Palliatives to Indigents in Ezinihitte Mbaise
In a bid to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on his people, Chief Bright Oguamanam Nwanne, a one time Senator,
under the auspices of Senator Bright Nwanne Foundation has distributed palliative in form of food items worth millions of naira and cash donations to indigents and youths of Onicha Amairi in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government of Imo State.
He said this was in a bid to ensure his people are not left to die of hunger and the virus,
The Coordinator of the Central Planning Committee, Mr. Celestine Ndubuisi Ihuoma told journalists who monitored the distribution that the former Senator that represented Owerri Zone, deemed it necessary to make the distribution of palliative to the real vulnerable people in the four autonomous communities of Onicha Amairi.
He further revealed that the committee did the needful by structuring channels in which the items got to the targeted people as instructed by the Senator, as the distributions were taken to the respective 10 villages to maintain social distancing measures in sharing the items.
According to him, the beneficiaries were carefully selected, adding that women, men and the youths were happy to received the package made up over 1000 bags of five kg rice, facial mask and cash.
Also speaking, the President General of Ubonukam community, Chief George Chibugwu described the action of Senator Nwanne as splendid, adding "we are very grateful to him because this is not his first time of helping the people of his community".
Meanwhile, the beneficiaries in their separate speeches thanked God for using Senator Bright Nwanne to bless his people, who in his magnanimous nature is known to remember them in this trying period.
They maintained that the Senator had made them proud by the donation to the four autonomous communities, adding that he also empowered 120 youths in the area.
The villages, which include Eziama, Umuevu, Umuhu, Umuaghara, Umuekwene, Ubonukam, Umuoma, Umuelegwa, Umuawada, Omu-ukwu and their respective Aladinma heads received the pallaitives and it was immediately shared to the indigents.