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By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
Eight governors are set to storm Anambra State to attend the 13th anniversary, Honorary Merit Award and Endowment Trust Fund Launch of Christ Foundation for the Disabled(CFFTD) at Obunagu Awka this Sunday, December 19, 2021
The governors include Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Abdulkadir Mohammed, Bauchi; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu; Prof Babagana Zulum, Borno; Simon Lalong, Plateau; Mai Mala Buni of Yobe; Mohammed Inuwa of Gombe and Alhaji Fintri of Jigawa State.
Leading the governors to the occasion is the National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mai Mala Bunu, who doubles as the governor of Yobe State.
The Consultant to CFFTD, Prince Dr. Zion Dagums, who disclosed this in Awka, said the Governor-elect, Prof. Charles Soludo, would also be at the event while Dr. Mrs. Ijeoma Okechukwu and Dr. Mrs. Nkeiruka Okechukwu ,would be the hosts.
Also, expected as Special Guests of Honour are the Minister of Special Duties, Dr George Akume, and the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Nigeria, Prof Suleiman Bogoro.
According to Dagums, the Royal Fathers of the Day are the Traditional Ruler of Awka, Obi Gibson Nwosu, and the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Adamu.
