A four members committee of the Mbaise Family Organisation board, an indegenious charitable organisation, whose membership is drawn from Eastern part of Nigeria, on Sunday took oath of office, at a ceremony held at the St. Thereses Upper Basic School in Kanifing.

The newly sworn in board of directors includes, Sam Chima Ochulor as Chairman, Mike Eze, vice Chairman, Uche Mirikwe Secretary General and Sunuy Nwachukwu re-elected as treasurer.

speaking shortly after the swearing in ceremony, Sam Chima Ochulor, chairman of the organisation, thanked the members of the organisation for the trust and confidence bestowed on him. He  added that his team would carry out their mandate as expected, disclosing that the organisation was founded in August 2001, as a charitable organisation aimed at complementing government’s efforts in the education sector, by providing scholarship for students.

He revealed that the organisation, when it was established, had a membership roll of four individuals only. This, he said,  has now grown up to over 200 members.

He finally called on the members to support the board in its endeavours, in order to take the organisation to higher heights.

Speaking earlier, Enginear Nwabuike, who administered the swearing in ceremony, said the newly sworn-in board members  had been elected on April 6, 2008, with the mission of managing and running the day to day affairs of the organisation for the next two years.

Aloysins Ugoh, the IEC chairman, who presided over the election, thanked the board members for accepting the challenge and wished them well in the execution of their duties.