The executive governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma has donated the sum of N30 million to members of the Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association, as well as cattle traders that lost their goods to hoodlums during attacks in Imo State last year.
Governor Uzodinma made the presentation of the money to the beneficiaries last weekend.
It could be recalled that two trucks of onion and cattle heading to Owerri were attacked by hoodlums who carted away all the onion and cattle in the trucks.
Confirming the gesture, the National President of the Association, Aliyu Maitasamu Isa said the sum of N10 million and N20 million was released to their members and cattle traders respectively.
Isa recalled that after the attack they were invited by the Governor who apologized and pledged to compensate the traders.
He said: “And he redeemed the pledge at a very critical time because some of them have been out of business since then.
”But they now have fresh air to breathe in and out.
”We thanked the Governor for fulfilling his promise; for serving humanity and for bringing peace to this country because there were different agitations at the time.”
Other beneficiaries also expressed their gratitude to the governor, describing him as one of his kind in the country.