Chief Charles Orie Backs Imo State Union UK’s Charity Drive With N20m Pledge, £2,000 money Donation

Hon. Chief Charles Umuezurike Orie, has pledged the sum of ₦20 million, by the Chief Charles Orie Foundation, in assist of the Imo State Union UK’s charitable challenge in Nigeria.

Chief Orie introduced the pledge on Saturday, tenth October 2026, on the Union’s Imo Day 2026 celebration, held on the Broadwater Community Centre, Tottenham, London. The occasion, a fundraiser for charitable causes, was held underneath the theme “To put smile on the faces of the less privileged” and introduced collectively Imo little children resident throughout the United Kingdom. In addition to the Foundation’s pledge, he made a private money donation of £2,000 to the Imo State Union UK.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Orie spoke about his document of charitable service in Imo State, which dates again to 1990. He informed the viewers that giving again to his individuals had been a part of his life lengthy earlier than he held public workplace, and that he firmly believes within the charity work the Union has embarked upon on behalf of communities at house.

He counseled the management of the Union, led by its President, High Chief Ekwueme Nwokeji, alongside the Chairman of the Planning Committee, Chief Ben Agwunobi, and the General Secretary, Chief Charles Onyekuru, in addition to its members, for holding religion with Imo State regardless of the gap, describing diaspora associations that channel their time and sources into welfare, well being and schooling tasks as true companions within the improvement of the state.

Chief Orie additionally urged Imo indigenes within the diaspora to proceed to assist President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whom he thanked for his visionary management and for what he described because the financial turnaround of the nation underneath the Renewed Hope Agenda.

He additional praised the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, for his excellent efficiency within the state, and inspired Imo little children overseas to stay lively companions within the progress being recorded at house.

A Record Rooted in Service

The Chief Charles Orie Foundation has, over time, supported communities throughout Imo State by the availability of photo voltaic road lights in partnership with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the sponsorship of medical payments for indigent sufferers, and monetary assist to hospitals and orphanages throughout the state.

Only just lately, the Foundation paid the schooling charges of twenty indigent college students on the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) who had been prone to dropping out of college, a gesture that was warmly acquired by college students and workers of the establishment.

As Managing Director of ISOPADEC, Chief Orie oversaw the development and full equipping of three ultra-modern hospitals, one in every oil-producing Local Government Area of the state, and the rehabilitation of 20 main healthcare centres serving rural communities. His tenure additionally delivered a ability acquisition centre at Awommamma in Oru East LGA, alongside scholarship schemes, agricultural job-creation initiatives and youth empowerment programmes.

Bridging Home and the Diaspora

A local of Umuokanne in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area, Chief Orie resigned from ISOPADEC in 2024 to undertake wide-ranging consultations forward of the 2027 elections. Since then, he has maintained shut engagement with Imo indigenes overseas, whom he regards as a significant power within the progress of the state.

His presence and assist at Imo Day had been extensively seen by attendees as a recent reminder that the bond between Imo State and its diaspora stays sturdy, and that the work of rebuilding communities at house is a shared duty.

More info on the charitable work of the Chief Charles Orie Foundation will be discovered at

www.chiefcharlesorie.com.