MINUTES OF AMUMARA DEVELOPMENT UNION (ADU) AMERICA INC. TELE – CONFERENCE MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 5TH 2003

 

The meeting started at 9:15 PM Eastern Standard Time with Dr Joe Ogbonna (President) ADU America Inc moderating. The moderator welcomed the participants, and went over the agenda for the meeting. He then gave an update of the activities of the organization since the last national convention in Elizabeth New Jersey in May 2003. He went further to inform participants that the organization have seek and secured a detailed cost estimate for the completion of the Amumara Civic Center, in pursuance of the organization’s Elizabeth New Jersey resolution number 6, which mandated the executive to carry on with and complete the Amumara civic center within the next three years. And to utilize 80% of the organization’s funds both incoming and on hand towards this project.

 

According to the President, an analysis of the cost estimate reflects that the organization would need a total of six million, three hundred and fifty eight thousand and five hundred Naira to complete the remaining part of the Civic Center. Converting with one dollar to one hundred and thirty Naira, this will cost the organization, sixty thousand, nine hundred and thirty eight dollars, ($60,938.00). See posted “Amumara hall estimate” on our website (www.amumara.org). Going by Elizabeth New Jersey resolution number 6, the organization have at hand a total of $17,600.00 to continue the Civic Center project leaving the organization with a deficit of $43,638.00.

The President (Dr. Joe Ogbonna) also informed the participants that the executive body have written and sent out letters to the Eze- elect (HRH C. Onunekwu) and the President General of ADU Home and Abroad (Mr. D. I. Njoku) intimating them of the achievements of ADU America Inc. and the resolution of the organization to complete the Civic Center. See letters attached. He then called on the meeting to reaffirm the organization’s resolution to continue with the Civic Center project and to decide on how the deficit will be raised. He also implored participants to deliberate on the union’s membership benefits.

 

At this juncture Mr. Ejike Ekpo observed that there was an erroneous assumption by the executive that every Amumara indigene in the Americas have assess to our website, considering that there was no official postal notification for the teleconference meeting. He then informed the meeting of the passing on of Hon. Justice S. Nwachukwu.  On the strength of this information a minute of silence was observed in honor of Justice Nwachukwu. The meeting recognized his death as a big loss for his family in particular and Amumara in general and pray for the peaceful responds of his soul.

Thereafter, the meeting deliberated on the agenda and the issues highlighted by the President, at the end of which the following resolutions were reached and adopted.

 

1.)                That Amumara Development Union (ADU) America Inc. shall continue with the completion of the Amumara Civic Center within the next three (3) years.

2.)                That the executive body should collect all debts and pledges owe or made to the organization by Amumara Indigenes and friends in the Americas on or before March 2004.

3.)                That ADU America Inc. will celebrate a home coming to Amumara in December 2004 with the sole aim of lunching Amumara Development Fund Raising (ADFR) in conjunction with Amumara Indigenes at home and other parts of the world. The executive body was mandated to get in touch with the Eze-elect and President General ADU Home and Abroad in respect of this initiative.

4.)                That all Amumara Indigenes in the Americas will be levied a sum of $500.00 towards the 2004 homecoming and lunching of Amumara Development Fund Raising (ADFR).

5.)                That the issue of membership benefits shall still go to the Benefit Package Committee, who is expected to come up with recommendations. In the meantime, if any benefit issues such as death of a member arises, the executive body shall in consultation with the members come up with the organization’s responsibilities in this regard.

6.)                That the executive body shall organize a teleconference meeting in March 2004 to give an update of the state of the organization.

 

The meeting came to an end in about 11.00pm east standard time.

 

PARTICIPANTS:

 

MR. ALOYSIUS N. AMAECHI.

            MR. JOSEPH C. AMAECHI.

            DR. CHIDI ANYANWU

            MR.CHRIS CHINEKEZI

      MR. EJIKE EKPO           

      MR. FELIX ENOGWE           

            MR. CHIGOZIE EKWONYE.

            MR. CHIWUIKEM IHEDIWA           

MR. PETER NWACHUKWU.

           MR. SAM NWACHUKWU.     

           DR. JONATHAN OGBONNA.

           MR. JOHNSON OGBONNA

           MR. COLLINS OLORUNDU

           MR. NATHANIEL ONUNEKWU

           MR.  TITUS NWAOZURU

 

 

SIGNED: _______________________________                                 

 

Dr. Joe Ogbonna

President ADU America, Inc.                                                 

                                                                       

                                                             SIGNED: ________________________________

 

                                                                                     Aloysius Amaechi

                                                                                     Secretary ADU America, Inc.