Harvest of New Members As Owerri Club Inaugurates Governor Uzodimma President, Onwuanaibe, Life Patron.
Anselem Gozie Anokwute
Owerri Club the oldest sports club in Imo State established immediately after the creation of Imo State in 1976 as upshot of Enugu Sports Club has injected fresh and new members into the fold to take back the lost past glory under the Club New Chairman, Chief Charles Okeke Odiukonamba.
Speaking, Chairman of the Occasion, Traditional Ruler of Obinugwu Autonomous Community of Imo State and Chairman Council of South East Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya described the inductions of new members, Inauguration of Imo State Executive Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma as the President of the Club and the Investitures of Nze George Onwuanaibe life Patron as the harvest of new members mostly drawn based on integrity and good past records, including, ABC motor owners, Chief Frank Nneji, Chief Uche Onyeagocha, Eze Emmanuel Okeke, Chairman of Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers and many others including some designated Imo Youths with impeccable track records as a transformation and innovative.
Eze Cletus Ilomuanya thank the leadership of the Club for standing in for the truth and justice by honouring one of the founding members of the Club, Nze George Onwuanaibe as a life Patron as a testament to encourage more members on the need to imbibe the culture of service to humanity and support the club like Nze Onwuanaibe a 95 years old member had done.
Speaking an inductee, Mazi Osuji Patrick Ikechukwu, the founder and owners of Campos Football Sports Academy, said that the event was a double happiness for him first to joined the great Owerri club as a member and to observe the wonderful performance of one of his Trainee’s, Uche Christiansus Ugonna playing football in the Spanish Gadefe CL team beating their opponents 2 -0 same day of the inductions was a Devine encounter and encouragement to do more abundantly in Youth development and sports promotions.
Mazi Osuji Patrick Ikechukwu promised to partner with the club in the area of infrastructure and sports development.
Commending Owerri Club for their pragmatism and passionate leadership, President Owerri Sports Club, Comd. Sir Uchenna Nwokeji, said that, he came to the event to represent his Owerri Sports Club as the President and to familiarize with their brotherly club in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State.
He commended the new management of Owerri Club lead by Chief Charles Okeke Odiukonamba for the renovations, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the old structures.
Comd, Nwokeji, maintained that the Clubbing house is a more safer place to hang out to avoid unnecessary intruders and insecurity. He pointed out that the only way to grow such organization is to bring in new members and encourage the members on the need for unity of purposes and sincerity.
Responding Chairman Owerri Club, Chief Charles Okeke Odiukonamba thank his leadership, Members of the Planning and Organizing Committee and the members of Imo State Community for attending the event last Saturday September, 28, 2024 at the Club Secretariat Imo State University Back Gate, mostly Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi and the South East Chairman of Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, the Eze Imo, HRH Eze Emmanuel Okeke and many other traditional rulers, Members of the new inductees and the Club members both old and new for the successful outings.
Chief Charles Okeke Odiukonamba further explained the reasons behind the negative reports against his leadership coming from those fighting his ability to bring a positive change in the Club and expressed his desires and determination, unequivocally to transform the club and make it the number one club in the State to leave upto the expectations of his name “Odiukonamba”.
