From Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha
The Senator representing Anambra North senatorial district, Stella Adaeze Oduah has distributed various empowerment items to over 500 constituents worth over hundreds of million of Naira in her country home at Akili-Ozizor in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state.
The items distributed included 100 units of Cars (minibuses), over 150 units of Tricycles (Keke Napep), Motorcycles (Okada), grinding machines and over 100 units of Sewing Machines as well as other items.
The lawmaker donated a shuttle bus to 3 constituents from each of the 99 wards in Anambra North, making them to be care owners.
Speaking at the event, senator Oduah said that distribution of the items was to recognize hard work and put smiles to the faces of her constituents in the beginning of the year.
She said that over 25,000 other constituents had benefited from one empowerment and training or the other across Anambra North district while she has attracted many infrastructure to the zone.
The lawmaker said that her seeking to represent the district again was born out of zeal to consolidate to continue to do more and attract more empowerment and infrastructural development to the area.
Some of the beneficiaries described Sen. Oduah as God sent to Anambra North who has come to redeemed the backwardness of the zone by bringing the area to the limelight and showing other zones to way to go.
 “Stella Oduah understands that the best form of assistance that can be given to people is providing them with a parmanent means of livelihood.
“In her zeal to sustain and deepen her efforts aimed at tackling the perennial menace of unemployment amongst our Youths she has embarked on yet another Life-changing empowerment drive.
“In furtherance of her unflinching resolve to empower the youths and  people of Anambra North and make them economically viable.
“This gesture was part of her effort to fight poverty while empowering the masses in Anambra North Senatorial District and to create Job opportunities for the youths and women in Anambra North zone.
“Over 5000 members of Anambra North have so far benefitted from Senator Oduah’s empowerment trainings and programmes which included scholarships for indigents students and Fund distributed for use as Capital to Start-Up businesses.
“Our Senator is a true hero in the areas of fighting poverty and hardship in Anambra North. A forward thinking leader is that person who takes advantage of empowerment activities to encourage business partnerships amongst constituents.
“Ndi Anambra North know that in Senator Stella Oduah, they have a strong voice at Abuja that is always on the lookout to facilitate and bring home, the dividends of Democracy.
“It is this love and appreciation that will ensure that come February the 25th, we will troop out in large numbers to cast our votes for the PDP in the Anambra North senatorial ballot” Obinna Ofonwa stated.