The 2023 Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State, Chief Chukwuma Odii has empowered Isuachara community 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 Grand Reception in his honour.
He said he would select three beneficiaries each from five kindred that make up the community for modern agric businesses and promised to give N3million each to 15 of them after training.
He also, supported the community 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 and vegetable foods, and that made our community people agrarian and that is why I am supporting them”.
The agricultural empowerment will involve three persons each from the five kindred, making 15 beneficiaries.
“The beneficiaries will go into training in morden farming and after which, I will give them N3million each to start up agricultural business,” he said.
Odii, who bagged a 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.
Also speaking, the Chairman of occasion, Prof Ogbonna Ogbu, who also one of the Chieftaincy awardees expressed gratitude for the 2025 celebration of the Isuachara day.