By: Ike Philip Abiagom
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he good people of Delta North Senatorial District have showered encomiums on the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, and Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta affairs, Most Distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi (SPON) for empowering additional 300 youths in his constituency with motorcycles to boost agricultural activities.
Delta North APC Senatorial Chairman,Ogbueshi Adizue Eluaka,hailed Nwaoboshi for his various interventions in the progress of his Constituency and APC Oshimili North Chairman,Hon. Austin Nnabuife, who also spoke during the occasion held at Ibusa, said: “Nwaoboshi’s six years scorecard as a representative at the red chambers is unprecedented in the history of Delta North.”
Nwaoboshi, who gave out 150 motorcycles, 200 sewing machine, 200 Hair dryers,2,000 bags of rice and cash to youths and women leaders of his constituency last month (January 2022), at the first edition of his empowerment programme for 2022, said the move was to ease the challenges of transportation in agricultural businesses in the rural communities of Delta North.
The lawmaker said: “This is the third time I am adding value to my constituency this year 2022 to boost agriculture. At the beginning of the year, Senator Nwaoboshi distributed 120,000 Yam Seedlings and 2,500 bags of improved maize seed varieties to farmers across the nine Local Government Areas to boost farming activities in his senatorial district,and now, he is distributing another 300 motorcycles to the youths.
“This will ease the challenges of transportation in agricultural businesses in the rural communities of Delta North.
“Better things are still coming from the empowerment master, what you see is a tip of the iceberg,He will continue to empower his constituents and won’t relent in his effort to develop Delta North by facilitating more projects to the Senatorial District.”
The lawmaker, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta affairs was represented by his Special Aide,Hon. Henry Mordi aka Ojokojo urged the beneficiaries not to commercialize the motorcycles or sale them but to use them for their mobility to farm activities because of the challenges of transportation within rural communities of the Senatorial District.
Also speaking at the occasion, the APC Ward 6 chairman, Hon. Emeka Ebele said: “Nwaoboshi’s unprecedented record at the National Assembly has helped to shape the glory of APC in Delta State.”
The beneficiaries of the motorcycles were selected devoid of party affiliations from Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Ika North East, Ika South, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Oshimili South, Oshimili North and Ukwuani local government areas of Delta State., the nine local government areas of the senatorial distric
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