By:  West, Ellis                                 S.R. No. 815
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
    1-3  extend a warm Texas welcome to Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, the
    1-4  Executive Governor of Enugu State of Nigeria, who is visiting
    1-5  the Lone Star State; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The distinguished doctor is a member of the
    1-7  economic mission to the United States from Enugu State of Nigeria
    1-8  whose primary focus is to initiate the establishment of a
    1-9  "Technical Cooperation and Exchanges Program" between the two
   1-10  countries as an economic agenda; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The program is designed to promote a Free Enterprise
   1-12  Development Business Incubator in Enugu State of Nigeria as a dynamic
   1-13  way of expanding the American market into Africa and to encourage
   1-14  American small and medium enterprises, especially minority
   1-15  businesses, to work directly with their counterparts in Nigeria for
   1-16  private-sector-oriented economic development; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo was born on July 28, 1950,
   1-18  into the royal family of the late Igwe Chief Dr. John Nwodo of Ukehe
   1-19  in Igbo-etiti, local government area of Enugu State; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Dr. Nwodo attended Saint Patrick's Primary School
   1-21  Iva-Valley and Holy Ghost Primary School Ogui in Enugu before
   1-22  graduating to the Federal Government College in Umuahia; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The maturity and astuteness he displayed in the
    2-1  college earned him the privileged position of college prefect as
    2-2  well as the leadership of various social and cultural organizations;
    2-3  and
    2-4        WHEREAS, After graduating from the University of Nigeria,
    2-5  Nsukka, he traveled to London, England, where he studied basic
    2-6  medical sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons prior to entering
    2-7  the University of Belgrade in Yugoslavia for a specialist course in
    2-8  pediatric surgery; he graduated with distinction in 1984; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, The widely recognized surgeon has had a wide range
   2-10  of experience in his profession since 1977 and has earned the
   2-11  admiration and respect of his  colleagues; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, Since his election as governor, Dr. Nwodo has
   2-13  focused his energies on the Technical Cooperation and Exchanges
   2-14  Program to ensure its establishment for future growth and prosperity
   2-15  in his country; now, therefore, be it
   2-16        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-17  73rd Legislature, hereby express its warmest regards to
   2-18  Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo and extend best wishes to him for a most
   2-19  rewarding visit to Texas and the United States.
   2-20                                 _____________________________________
   2-21                                        President of the Senate
   2-22                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-23                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-24                                 the Senate on May 3, 1993.
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    3-1                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-2                                 _____________________________________
    3-3                                         Member, Texas Senate
    3-4                                 _____________________________________
    3-5                                         Member, Texas Senate