By Ovat Abeng
It was celebration galore at Umuru village Nnobi Idemili-South Local Government Area of Anambra State, the country home of a renowned medical doctor Dr. Mike Omenugha (Ichie Obama) where people thronged to obtain Christmas largesse such as bags of rice and other gift items.
The Christmas funfair being organized for the people of Idemili-South by the Omenughas has become an annual festival such that the Omenughas now deploy it as a veritable platform to give back to the society from the little God has given them and to also thank God profoundly for the gift of life as well as his abundant blessings.
Dr. Nelson Obinna Omenugha the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes and the son of Dr. Mike Omenugha told Journalists, on Wednesday, that the occasion was used to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ whom he said died on the Cross of Calvary to save man from eternal condemnations.
He said that the whole ward chairmen and women leaders of all the wards in Idemili-South, the Youths Earnestly Support Soludo (YESS) and the Super Canvassers all from Idemili-South came for the celebration and the Omenughas in a very special way wished them merry christmas and a prosperous new year ahead.
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Though he said that the occasion was brief but very impactful because it was used to remind all and sundry that they existed and there is a purpose for living. That God in his infinite mercies preserved everyone from January till date by his own specific reasons, adding that there is a dire need for people to discover why they were on earth and live a life of impact.
He said that the Honourable member representing Idemili-South state constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly Mr. Ebuka Igwe was present on the occasion. That his mother Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha the Acting Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University supported the gathering because she has shared vision of prosperity and humanitarian service with Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo.
He said they were following the footsteps of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo whom he said not only believes in human capital development but also in qualitative human empowerment. Dr.NOO noted that Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha supported the celebration with all the Christmas gift items ranging from bags of rice and others. He added that the Omenughas have been celebrating Christmas for the people of Idemili-South for the past eight years.
Nelson stated that his mother Prof. Kate Omenugha not only celebrated the annual christmas funfair for Idemili-South but also organized activities within the year to appreciate APGA faithful in Idemili-South too, adding that his mother has been doing a lot to uplift the people of Idemili-South council area.
He said for him, his is to build on what the mother is doing and to let people know the great works of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo especially in Idemili-South Local Government Area inorder to deepen mobilization for the APGA government and for Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo.
He said Idemili-South is united for APGA on all fronts to make sure that Soludo is reelected and continues in office and equally ensure that APGA is well rooted in Idemili-South.
According to him, government presence is obvious in Idemili-South as the road dualisation project passed through his community Nnobi even as he was cognisant that it is on record that the present state government resolved the gully erosion menace at Nnobi -Nkpor road within 7 days of its inception, noting Nnobi community is one of the highest beneficiaries of the Soludo administration.
The governor’s aide on youth empowerment programmes further disclosed that the Nnobi-Ekwulobia road was also constructed and tarred by the present administration. He said Nnobi will reelect Soludo 100% because he has exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Meanwhile the President-General of Nnobi community Barr. Okpala Dominic Savio, who was one of the very distinguished personalities that graced the 2024 Christmas celebration organized for Idemili-South by the Omenughas, stated without mincing words that the philanthropy exhibited by the Omenughas can not be explained by mere words of mouth.
Okpala stated that the acting VC of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha has been a formidable ally of the APGA movement just as he also pointed out that the Omenugha family has made APGA very thick in Nnobi community; thanking them for how they have been assiduously projecting and promoting the achievements and good works of the governor in Nnobi and beyond while making a case for what the Omenughas are doing in Nnobi community to be replicated in other communities across Anambra State.
Highpoint of the funfair was the peaceful and orderly distribution of bags of rice and other Christmas largesse to all who attended the annual christmas party organized by the Omenugha dynasty of Nnobi community Idemili-South Local Government Area of Anambra State.