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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here          Daily Independent Online.         * Monday, August 09, 2004. FG awards N300m contract to combat erosion in Imo By Ben Duru Correspondent, Owerri   Respite from the threat of erosion on their farms and homes came the way of residents of Ubirielem area of Orsu Local Government in Imo State as the Federal Government awarded contracts worth N300 million for erosion control. The Managing Director of Nigeria Breweries, Chief Festus Odimegwu, said this at the weekend at Ubirielem when he received Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and his entourage who had come to felicitate with him on his 51st birthday. He described the gesture as wonderful news for his people. He said President Olusegun Obasanjo has shown himself as a true leader by coming to the rescue of the Ubirielem kingdom. Odimegwu, who described Araraume as one of the best South East lawmakers at the National Assembly, said those that have found themselves in positions of authority must show humility and dedication to the service of the people. He said he was aware of how the senator representing Okigwe senatorial zone is conducting himself and his efforts at drawing attention to the problems confronting the South East and Imo State in particular. Odimegwu urged other leaders to emulate Araraume because Imo has come out better because of the good representation of their ambassadors. Araraume said his entourage including Senator Boniface Agunane, Chief Patrick Onuoha, Chief Ambrose Ejiogu and Eze Allen Okoro were in Ubirielem to felicitate with him and also to associate with his out-standing performance in turning the fortunes of the Nigerian Breweries around. He said the siting of a brewery plant in Enugu is a monumental gift to the people of the South East in terms of economic and empowerment generation. The senator explained that the achievements of Odimegwu should not be lost to the people of the South East and advised those occupying similar positions not to forget their origin and the problems facing Ndigbo.  He said lawmakers from the South East are doing everything possible to re-write the history of the zone through their consultations and push for developmental projects. Araraume assured him and other leaders of the zone that the National Assembly members of Igbo extraction would ensure that the zone gets its due and that they would continue to promote a united and indivisible Nigeria.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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