Lagos Ohanaeze Ndigbo clicks glasses at 2, Thanks Sanwo-Olu, Partners Fidelity for economic prosperity

&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Igbos are known for its enterprising spirit&period; There are more than four million Ohanaeze Ndigbos in Lagos&period; The economic well being of fellow Ndigbos in Lagos is very important to me&period; That is hugely the reason we are introducing Fidelity Bank services to reactivate the economic bearings of all Lagos Ndigbos for sustainable prosperity&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>With these remarks&comma; the focus of the Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene’s led Lagos Ohanaeze Ndigbo became clearer on Tuesday&comma; June 16 when the current leadership celebrated its 2<sup>nd<&sol;sup> year in office at the Surulere secretariat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The 2<sup>nd<&sol;sup> anniversary&comma; which had an impressive array of notable Igbo fiefs&comma; was the needed opportunity for Chief Aguene&comma; who has been variously described as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;game changer&comma;” to present his testimonial&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;06&sol;Ohaneze-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-3939"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Justifying the confidence reposed in him by fellow Ndigbos by electing him into office two years ago&comma; Aguene explained its &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Leadership quest to institutionalise Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State ignited the drive for a befitting Union Secretariat to serve as administrative&comma; consultative base and engine room for Ndigbo in the State&period;” He added that these efforts have tremendously enhanced the Union’s visibility to state&comma; national and international embrace&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He however thanked governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his accelerated cooperation with Lagos Ndigbo in meetings its desired objectives&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> He pointed out the financial supports for widows which governor Sanwo-Olu has redeemed saying  &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In the 2019 Windows’ Empowerment Programme organised by Lagos  State Government for members of the Union&comma; a total of 100  Igbo widows got  N100&comma; 000 each as start ups facility&period; We are grateful to the governor for this&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Aguene specifically emphasized his commitment to the economic rebirth of the over four million Lagos Ndigbos saying &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is a new dawn for Ndigbos&period; The Fidelity Bank Ohanaeze Ndigbo Membership Identity and Debit Card is designed as a seamless local and international business transactions and self identification for members&period; This&comma; we believe&comma; will exterminate all the hurdles my people encounter in their various business process&comma;” he stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;06&sol;Solo-Ndigbo-1024x681&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-3940"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>To support this&comma; Aguene disclosed the Union’s understanding with South Africa&comma; Germany and Spanish Governments on trade and cultural exchange Programmes&comma; which he said would further promote an enduring Ndigbo’s international interests&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While thanking President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide&comma; High Chief Dr&period; Ifeanyi Chukwuma Oddi for his fatherly supports&comma; Aguene urged all Ndigbos to comply with government’s instructions on Covid-19 protocols<&sol;p>&NewLine;