The member representing Awka North and Awka South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Oby Orogbu, has empowered over 500 constituents with vehicles, business equipment, vocational tools and educational support aimed at reducing poverty, creating wealth and promoting self-reliance.
The second phase of the empowerment programme, themed ‘Empowering Communities, Building Futures’, was held in Awka and attracted a large gathering of beneficiaries, political leaders, traditional rulers, community stakeholders, religious leaders and party faithful from across the constituency, including the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.
The beneficiaries received cars, shuttle buses, tricycles, motorcycles, sewing machines, grinding machines, deep freezers, 2KVA and 1KVA generating sets, among other empowerment items carefully selected to support transportation, small businesses, vocational enterprises and household income generation.
The lawmaker and other party faithful during the empowerment programme. Credit: Ikenna Obianeri
Scholarships were also awarded to deserving students as part of the lawmaker’s commitment to expanding access to education.
