• Donates fertilizer, yam seedlings, cassava stems, others

The philanthropic and humanitarian gestures of Anambra businessman, Dr. Obinna Uzoh, resonated again recently, when he made donations to farmers in the state as well as promised to donate tricycles to operators.

Speaking at a workshop for commercial tricycle operators, in Onitsha, Uzoh unveiled a programme in which he would donate tricycles for commercial purposes.

He said he would make the donation of tricycles as his way of making the beneficiaries have a means of earning a decent living and feeding their families.

Chairman of the occasion, Hon Obi Okoye, in his remarks, described Uzoh as an accomplished gentleman, politician and philanthropist, who has helped hundreds of less privileged people through his scholarship and empowerment scheme.

He said the people of Anambra needed people like Uzoh at the apex of leadership to better their lives. He urged Uzoh to vie for Anambra governorship seat, so that he would have an opportunity to rule the state and change the fortunes of residents and indigenes.

Highpoint of the event was when Uzoh rode one of the tricycles, with state’s Commissioner of Transport, Mr. Chike Ohamobi, Hon Okoye and other dignitaries as passengers, amid applause. As a mark of appreciation, the commercial tricycle operators gave Uzoh and his team a symbolic ride.

Earlier, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Union of Motorbikes and Tricycles Operators, Dr. Jimmy Okonkwo, administrative officer of the union, Mr. Linus Ufoh, the State Chairman of the union, Comrade Jude Udegbe and Chief Chukwuemezie Eugene took turns to apprise the philanthropic activities of Uzoh. They praised him for the various ways he has been helping people of the state.

In a related development, Uzoh has made a donation of agricultural materials worth about N15 million to farmers in Anambra State.

In a ceremony attended by scores of farmers and other dignitaries, Uzoh handed over several lorries of high-breed cassava stems, yam seedlings, maize, fish fingerlings, rice and bags of fertilizers running into hundreds.

In his speech, Uzoh described farmers as important people, not only in Nigeria but also in every nation, since, according to him, without them hunger would have taken its toll on humanity.

He stated that if any group should be given any assistance in Nigeria, farmers deserve priority because “they feed the poor, the rich, the old and young.”

Uzoh commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his programme in agriculture, saying that with the donation, he was aligning himself with the Federal Government’s agric policy.

Speaking at the occasion, a royal father, Igwe Odimegwu thanked Uzoh for his support to farmers. He stated that such donations would make farmers know that they are being appreciated and remembered. He described Uzoh as a pacesetter and kind-hearted man, who other politicians should emulate.

Describing farmers as great people, Igwe Odimegwu called for the resuscitation of the Igbariam Farm Settlement in the state, to help in promoting agriculture.

Receiving the gifts, some of the farmers, including Mr. Asochukwu Chigozie, Chief Samuel Nwosu, who described himself as a farmer for 38 years, and Mrs. Chibueze Nonye who also claimed to have been in the farming profession for 16 years, thanked Uzoh most sincerely. They said his donation had shown them that there’s someone who wanted the good of farmers in the state.

The formers appealed to the government to provide tractors to each of the senatorial zones in the state, to aid them in farming.