Madam Grace Okafor, a 74-year-old woman, on Tuesday, March 17, presented a live fowl as a gift at the inauguration ceremony of Governor Chukwuma Soludo in Awka.
The Nation reports that Soludo and his deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Gilbert Ibezim, were sworn in for a second term in office on Tuesday.
The inauguration ceremony was held at the newly renovated Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Tuesday.
Several dignitaries, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, were in attendance.
Okafor, who arrived at the venue in a wheelchair, danced toward the podium while holding the fowl in a bucket, drawing cheers from the crowd.
The elderly woman said the gesture was in appreciation of a N100,000 cash gift she had earlier received from the governor.
Okafor, a native of Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area, said she received the N100,000 support from the governor during an event in Eziowelle community, which she invested in poultry farming.
“I came to witness the swearing-in of Gov. Soludo, ‘Oluatuegwu,’ because he gave me N100,000 during an event in my community in Eziowelle.
“I invested the money in poultry, and this fowl is part of the proceeds. I am here to show my appreciation to him,” she said.
