of major bills, ratification of treaties and agreement by the Senate between 1999 and 2007 Participated in Local and International Workshops/Seminars on parliamentary practice and procedures Participated actively in the conception and passage of the Bill that gave birth to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Played a major role in the inclusion of Imo and Abia States in NDDC Traditional Titles Ugwumba Okigwe Chinyereugo of Amandugba, Orlu Ohamadike of Ngor-Okpala Ugwumba Mbano Religious/Social Engagements A man of many parts, Senator Araraume is the Life Patron of Catholic Men's Organization, Okigwe Diocese in Imo State and Knight of Saint John International, Award of Exemplary Catholic Man of Honour; by Catholic Men Organisation, Our Lady Queen of Nigeria, PRO Cathedral Abuja. Award of A Church Builder; by The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Okigwe Diocese. He is a member of the Ikoyi Club, Lagos, Benin Country Club, IBB Golf Club and the Owerri Sports Club. A good family man with children, he is married to Barr. Lolo Gladys Araraume. He is currently a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC). He also has a remarkable impact on sports and other social activities through membership of Ikoyi Club Lagos, Benin Country Club, and IBB Golf Club, Patron Orlu Country Club and Chairman Araraume Destiny Foundation. He has been awarded the following merit awards recently: Fellow, Institute of sales Management of Nigeria (FNISM) Fellow Institute of Corporate Administration (FICA) etc. He is a recipient of Justice of Peace and best serving senator from the South-East (2003-2007) by Encomium Magazine. References Living people Imo State politicians Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) 20th-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian politicians 1958 births