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Title: ADU Houston's Letter to ADU America President Regarding the Amumara Civic Hall Project and 'Road Map'
Author: ADU Houston Chapter
Synopsis: Arguing that the "New Jersey Mandate" deviates from the "Road Map" as agreed in Houston in 2002, members of ADU Houston use this letter
to dissociate themselves from on-going efforts to commit to commit over $60,000 of present and future ADU funds toward completing the
Amumara Civic Hall in three years.
Title1: Minutes of the December 2003 ADU America's Telephone Conference
Title2: ADU America's Letter to HRH. Eze Onunekwu (7 Nov. 2003)
Title3: ADU America's Letter to ADU (Home & Abroad) President General [7 Nov. 2003)
Authors): Dr. Joe Ogbonna and Mr. Aloysius Amaechi, President and Secretary, respectively, of ADU America, Inc.
Synopsis: The titles above are linked to three documents, namely: Minutes of the 5th December 2003 ADU America's Telephone Conference;
ADU America's letter to His Royal Highness Eze Onunekwu (7 Nov. 2003); and, ADU America's letter to ADU (Home & Abroad) President General.
Title: Home Visit 2003 Report (Regarding the Civic Hall and Amumara Secondary School)
Author: Dr. Chidi Anyanwu, Ph. D, PE, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Synopsis: I was at home from October 9 – 18, 2003. During this period I had the opportunity to visit two sites of interest to most Amumara people
who live in the United States. I visited (1) the Amumara Civic Center Complex now in construction, (2) the Amumara Girls Secondary
School, now called the Amumara Secondary School. The link above leads to a brief report and photographs of my findings.
Title: Estimate for the Completion of the Appendages to Amumara Civic Centre Complex
Author: David & Davidson Building & Civil Engineering Contractors, as commissioned by Dr. Joe Ogbonna, President, ADU America, Inc.
Synopsis: During the 2003 ADU Convention held in New Jersey, a resolution was passed which mandated ADU executives to
"complete the Amumara civic center in three years from date. In order to accomplish this resolution, the executive
(was also mandated) to utilize up to 80% of the union’s total financial assets and income towards this project and
to give an up to date account of its’ activities to the union every 6 months." David & Davidson Building & Civil Engineering
Contractors, a quantity surveyors firm, was engaged to estimate how much it would cost to complete the project.
The firm submitted a "total estimate for materials and labor for N6,358,560.00 (Six million, three hundred fifty eight
thousand, five hundred sixty Naira)
Title: Minutes of Amumara National Convention (Umara 2003) held on the 24th of may 2003, at Four Point Sheraton hotels, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.
Author: Mr. Aloysius Amaechi (Secretary) and Dr. Joe Ogbonna (President, ADU America, Inc.)
Synopsis: Minutes of the last ADU convention held May 24, 2003 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Title: Summary Report on Health Mission to Nigeria (Year 2002)
Author: Felix A. Onyeise, MD, MS
Synopsis: Ignorance of facts about healthcare is the number one disease plaguing
our community back home. For instance, our loved ones still die from
various ailments such as hypertension and diabetes because many of the
medicines they take are adulterated with chalk and corn starch. Awareness
and information about high blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, HIV/AIDS,
etc., are lacking. To make the matter worse, some people still dye from treatable
illnesses due to cultural misconceptions and superstitions, as many people in
Amumara still believe that stroke is ‘Mbamuo’. What can we do? It is my belief that
Amumara people in USA have a responsibility to help improve the quality of our
people’s lives back home in Amumara. For example, we need donations of pharmaceuticals,
OTC medicines, and medical devices that can be used to screen for high blood pressure,
diabetes, and cholesterol. Sunicef Healthcare International (SHI), a not-for- profit
private healthcare system officially registered in Nigeria and USA, is ready to collaborate
with Amumara people in America and local healthcare facilities in Amumara (e.g., the Amumara
Women’s Healthcare Center) to properly manage and administer your donations. SHI operates in
a way that takes into consideration our cultural view of health and health care. It has different
services: Pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Laboratory services, Clinical services, Health care
professionals' continuing education and mentoring services, Consultancy and Research.
All comments and questions concerning this report and suggestions for future Health Missions should
be directed to Felix A Onyeise, Sunicefhealth@Juno.com or Onyx7@Juno.com
If you have a document to be published on this website, please submit it to our Editorial Board at: info@amumara.org
Title: Lack of Patriotism for Amumara
Author: Dr. Chidi Anyanwu, Ph. D, PE, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Synopsis: There is lack of patriotism by well-to-do Amumara indigenes at home.
Amumara has very educated and rich people who own mansions and other
landed properties in Amumara, Aba, Owerri, Umuahia, Lagos, Kaduna, and
Abuja, etc. They have expensive cars to drive to Amumara from their urban
dwellings. Yet, the infrastructures in Amumara - the buildings, the post
office, the schools, and the clinic – are dilapidated and have outlived
their design life. While there’s a long list of “Who Is Who In Amumara”,
our town continues to look more like an abandoned enclave. ADU-America
should therefore demand reform and a change, and let Amumara indigenes
know that the time has come when we should start to think globally.
Title: Memorandum Regarding the "Misplaced/Lost Checks"
Author: Members of ADU-Houston branch
Synopsis: Over three months after the ADU National Convention concluded in Houston,
the Financial Secretary of ADU (USA) wrote a letter dated 8/29/2002 to
inform the President of ADU (Houston branch) that the checks realized
during the event have been lost or misplaced. Pages one and two of ADU
Houston's reply to ADU Fin. Sec.'s letter are linked here.
Title: ADU America Constitution
Author: Constitution Draft Committee Members, ADU America
Synopsis: Amumara people recognize the need to build a community and to foster
the spirit of unity, progress and development. Recognizing that the
gift of community is a unique part of the family of Amumara, their
people living in America decided to use this document as a guide to
encourage and support the spirit of community and the challenge of service.
Title: Proposal for Membership Benefits
Author: Collins Olorondu, Vice Chairman of ADU-Houston branch
Synopsis: Proposal for a membership benefit program presented to ADU America during
the Annual Convention of Amumara people in Houston, Texas on May 25, 2002.
Due to time constraint, the proposal was not discussed. However, the need
for the program is still critical today as it was many months ago during
the Convention.
Links
Listed below are links, which we've also found to be useful. If you know any links which you
find to be good to be included in this web-page section, please submit them to the
interim editorial board at: info@amumara.org
Green Card Visa Lottery (Effective
November 1 - December 30, 2003)
Federal Government Of Nigeria
Embassy of Nigeria
to other Nations
Foreign consulates in Nigeria
Please send your articles and suggestions for the ADU Quarterly to the Interim
Editorial Board at:
info@amumara.org
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