By Amby Uneze in Owerri
To achieve greatness in life transcends rhetoric of claims which of course has become the order of the day in our clime today. That is not the way of Bright Nwanne, a third republic senator who at a tender age became a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because of his humility and astuteness in life. He has since then continued to maintain such posture.
Nwanne, who was also a member of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Nigerian Constitution which midwifed that republic, though short-lived due to military incursions into the Nigerian political foray, believes in the development of the country hence he had not relented in promoting any cause that is geared towards making Nigeria a great nation as it were.
Ever since he became a national figure going by his numerous contributions both in the Constituent Assembly and the Senate, Nwanne has not looked back in also contributing to the development of his immediate community, Ezinihitte as well as the Mbaise nation and Imo State at large through his philanthropic gestures spanning from offering employment to many to assisting others in their educational pursuit. He is a believer of the development of Nigerian as well as a peace-loving, humanitarian personality that likes putting joy and smiles in the face of the people.
A successful businessman par excellence with interest in manufacturing, international trade, and real estate, Nwanne also contested the governorship primaries under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.
To show an appreciation for his numerous contributions to the society at large, especially to the Mbaise nation, the entire Mbaise Council of Traditional Rulers comprising more than 100 Traditional Rulers under the leadership of the deputy Chairman of Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers for Owerri zone as well as the Chairman of Mbaise Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, Eze Chidume Okoro would confer the prestigious chieftaincy title – Ugwu Dike Mbaise on him on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, as an honour to mark the 2017 Mbaise New Yam Festival.
Nwanne, who in the past had been conferred with a chieftaincy title of Dike Eji Ejemba of Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area is a democrat by nature with huge quest for the betterment of the country and his immediate community.
