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Hon OBINNA NDUKWE IBIAM
The former Special Adviser to the Governor and Leader of Concerned Igbo Leaders Forum, have congratulated members of ARISE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY, a subsidiary of Don Lulu Foundation, who are the 1st batch of Agricultural trained beneficiaries of whopping #600,000,000 million naira revolving Rural Women and Youths Empowerment Programs Funds, powered by the CEO KeduTV, United Nations Ambassador, Mayor of Peace, Don Lucky Igbokwe, a proud son of Umuawa alaocha in Umuahia North LGA Abia State Nigeria.
Ibiam, thanked the youngest billionaire philanthropist for his resolve, foresight, boldness and magnanimity, to join well meaning Abians to intervene on the human capacity deficit in the state, inline with the call by the State government to well meaning Abians to help in the alleviation of poverty in our communities.
Hon Obinna Ndukwe Ibiam, during an interactive session with news men, at his office in Umuahia the capital city of Abia State revealed that, 1st batch of trained 600 widows, women, unemployed Youths, will be making 1 million naira each after the entire empowerment programs process.
The former Special Adviser to the Governor on Agricultural Empowerment Programs and Convener Concerned Igbo Leaders Forum, who represented as a member of the State Government Executive Council last year, in the historic graduation event hinted that, the trained graduands are on their way to becoming self reliant and wealth creators through Agriculture.
The Young and vibrant PDP stalwart said that, the United Nations and World Bank have given a nod to Chief LUCKY IGBOKWE, the President of Don Lulu Foundation, CEO KeduTV, who is a United Nations Ambassador and Mayor of Peace to embark on massive capacity building and empowerment of Youths in Abia State, who are the future hope of the State and Nation to curb unemployment, insecurity and boost Agricultural businesses.
Ibiam asserted that the founder of Don Lulu Foundation, has written his name in gold in the lives of the helpless unemployed vulnerable groups in the state, he advised the trained graduands to make use of the golden opportunity to better their lives, family and future away from unemployment and hunger, as Agriculture is a money spinner in developing economies of nations.
Ibiam appreciated the philanthropist, for heeding his call to join the clamor to boost food security, as a perfect palliative to curb effect of COVID-19 in Abia State and Nigeria economy.
As part of spread of dividends of his love to the people of Abia State, who will pride in the legacy project and the construction of his modern 50,000 capacity poultry farms, hatchery, butchery and cold room facility, for storage of the poultry products, that will be replicated in the 3 geopolitical zones of the state to empower 600,000 youths before the end of 2023 and bridge the gap in supply chain of poultry products to Hotels, Fast Food, Restaurants, Chicken Republic, Dominos Pizza, individual marketers of Poultry products, to maximize the economy of the State internally generated revenue.
In a separate remark, the former Special Adviser to the Governor and project Director Abia Youths Empowerment in Agricultural Program, applauded the efforts of the South African based Agric Consultant, Mr Emmanuel Mgbekwute PhD and Don Lulu Foundation Coordinate Madam Emelda Ugochukwu for organizing the 1st of it’s kind training session for the people, in the conference hall of Eze Ifeanyichukwu Nwokenna AKA Oba Ndi Ekeoba’s palace.
Ibiam thanked the Royal Majesty for his free donation of land, for the establishment of the Rural Women and Youths Empowerment In Agriculture Programs Modern Mechanized Poultry Cluster in Umuahia North to change the narrative of past leadership of the people.
He concluded by calling on the beneficiaries to pray selflessly and passionately for their benefactor and founder, DON LULU FOUNDATION, DON LUCKY IGBOKWE, to live long in good health and enjoy the good fruits of his labor of love and sacrifice to them and humanity.
