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No fewer than 105 Individuals, organizations and villages in Mburubu community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have benefited from a free grant to boost agriculture and local businesses.
The individual beneficiaries received between N200,000 and N500,000; each of the community’s seven villages received N1 million and the youths of Mburubu were collectively given a special grant of N3 million to encourage youths enterprise and innovation among others.
Presenting the cheques in the community on Saturday, the Enugu State Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr (Prince) Lawrence Ezeh, said that the gesture was meant to empower the grassroots.
Ezeh, who is a royal Prince from the community, said that the wide-reaching intervention aims to boost farming activities, uplift local businesses, and complement Gov. Peter Mbah’s administration’s mission to eradicate poverty from every home in the state.
According to him, this initiative is not a political gesture but a deliberate contribution to support Gov. Mbah’s economic vision.
“This is personal money, but I am driven by a shared mission with His Excellency, Governor Peter Ndubisi Mbah, to ensure that poverty is eradicated from every household in our dear state.
“We must ask ourselves every day: how are we supporting the government to bring prosperity to our people?” he said.
He appealed to the beneficiaries to use the resources judiciously so that “more people can benefit in the next round,” while calling on wealthy sons and daughters of Enugu State to emulate the gesture and give back to their roots.
“This money is not for lavish spending. It is for farming, for trade, for enterprise. Let it be seed capital that yields harvests of prosperity,” he noted.
The commissioner urged Mburubu residents to continue supporting the Gov. Mbah’s programmes; adding “The transformation of Enugu State requires unity of purpose. Let us walk hand in hand with the government.”
He, however, assured the community that more interventions would come if the funds are used wisely; adding: “This is only the beginning. Let these yield harvests of success that will multiply opportunities for all.”
The seven villages in the community, which included: Umudara, Uhuegbe, Uhuagu, Obinagu, Umunafor, Amanator, Amachi received N1 million each while both the men and women of the Umuogbuewu family among others got N1 million each.
Community members welcomed the gesture and support with visible gratitude, describing the grants as “timely and transformative.”
Chief Emmanuel Edeh, a beneficiary, praised Ezeh’s commitment to grassroots development.
Edeh said, “He is not just talking about change — he is making it happen.”
Another beneficiary, Mrs Cecilia Aniobi, who received N300,000, said, “This is the first time many of us are getting direct support without political strings.
Aniobi said that the grant would help her expand her cassava farm.
Among the notable individual beneficiaries were artisans, small-scale farmers, traders, and traditional community leaders; while Ezeh’s gesture comes at a time when food security and small business growth are central to Gov. Mbah’s strategic development plan for Enugu State.
By aligning his personal philanthropy with public policy, Ezeh had positioned himself as a leading example of public-private synergy in community development.
List of beneficiaries included:
Ogbonna Chukwu – N200,000
Chief Ralph Imeka – N200,000
Chief Denis Aniobi – N200,000
Okonkwo Ogbonna – N200,000
Blessing Aniobi – N200,000
Fredrick Aniobi – N200,000
Victoria Chukwu – N200,000
Chimezie Nwogho – N200,000
Blessing Okafor – N200,000
Maria Chidebe – N200,000
Cletus Egbo – N200,000
Florence Chukwu – N200,000
Nwachukwu Dorathy – N200,000
Mercy Edeh – N200,000
Augustine Edeh – N200,000
Ekene Chukwu – N200,000
Elias Okeke – N200,000
Augustine Nwachukwu – N200,000
Amaechi Romanus – N200,000
Nwanzi Joseph – N200,000
Roseline Chukwu – N200,000
Baby Paul – N200,000
Nneka Nwokike – N200,000
Linus Nwankwo – N200,000
Alfred Nwigwe – N200,000
Charles Aniobi – N200,000
Onovo Jonas – N200,000
Chukwu Ambrose – N200,000
Peter Chukwu (sir pee) – N200,000
Anthony Chibuikem Mbah – N200,000
Joy Oluchi Nwankwo – N200,000
Chukwu Ndubuisi – N200,000
Chima Omah – N200,000
Peter Okeke – N200,000
Gabriel Onovo – N200,000
Esther Enyim – N200,000
Emmanuel Njoku – N200,000
Florence Nwaju – N200,000
Onyema Eze – N200,000
Edwin Udeh – N200,000
Lawrence Edeh Aniobi – N200,000
Josephine Nwafor – N200,000
Aniebo Chukwu – N200,000
Benedict Onu – N200,000
Ogbonna Aniobi – N200,000
Susanna Aniobi – N200,000
Edwin Aniobi – N200,000
Felicia Chukwu – N200,000
John Egbo – N200,000
Elizabeth Nwogbo – N200,000
Onu Elizabeth – N200,000
Helen Aniobi – N200,000
Paul Njoku – N200,000
Cecilia Aniobi U – N200,000
Mary Nwafor – N200,000
Onyemaechi John – N300,000
Helen Onyeabor – N300,000
Christopher Edeonu D.P.G – N300,000
Chief Everist Edeani – N300,000
High Chief Cornelius Aniobi – N300,000
Patrick Chukwuorji – N300,000
Cecilia Edu Amobi – N300,000
Emmanuel Abraham Aniobi – N300,000
Eze Cecilia – N300,000
Chukwu Helen Eze – N300,000
Onyeabor Ekwueme – N300,000
Okoro Ogonna – N300,000
Nwigwe Tochukwu – N300,000
Chukwu Mercy – N300,000
Onyeabor Kelvin – N300,000
Okorie Stephen – N300,000
Onyeabor Sunday – N300,000
Owe Ikechukwu – N300,000
Godwin Nworie – N300,000
Onuvo Nwadibie – N300,000
Peter Onu – N300,000
Chief Okonkwo Agwu – N300,000
Virgina Okorie Eze – N300,000
Lolo Ogechukwu Ede – N300,000
Lady B – N300,000
Ozo John Nwosu – N300,000
Cecilia Okafor – N300,000
Ezinne Precious Nwodo – N300,000
Uche Chukwu – N300,000
Ikechukwu Indubisi – N300,000
Ikechukwu Anyim – N300,000
Edwin Uden – N300,000
Roselin Okeke – N300,000
Ambros Amiobi – N300,000
Okudiri Dominic Ogbu – N300,000
Chief Kingsley Eze – N300,000
Alhaji Raymond Nwachukwu – N300,000
Jeff Okuta – N500,000
Linus Igbuolu – N500,000
Simon Aniobi – N500,000
Joseph Onu – N500,000
Emma Ede – N500,000
Joseph Nwonkwo – N500,000
Okechukwu Chukwudike – N500,000
King David – N500,000
Okeke Michael – N500,000
Chief Geodge Enyim – N500,000
High Chief Sunday Chinwuba – N500,000
Emmanuel Ezeh – N500,000
Abata Anari – N500,000
Umudara Village – N1,000,000
Uhuegbe Village – N1,000,000
Uhuagu Village – N1,000,000
Obinagu Village – N1,000,000
Umunafor Village – N1,000,000
Amanator Village – N1,000,000
Amachi Village – N1,000,000
Umuogbuewu Family Men – N1,000,000
Umuogbuewu Family Women – N1,000,000
Mburubu Youths – N3,000,000.
