DR. AUGUSTINE OBARO (July 2, 1958 – January 1, 2021): AN EXEMPLAR OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY

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DR. AUGUSTINE OBARO (July 2, 1958 – January 1, 2021):
AN EXEMPLAR OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY.
The Ogori Grand Progressive Initiative (OGPI) was born in 2012 as a child of social media
engagements by forward thinking young men and women who are passionate about the
development of our dearly beloved “JERUSALEM” like most of us refer to our homeland Ogori.
If we didn’t know what the maxim ‘talk is deep’ meant, the OGPI is a testament that indeed it
really costs nothing to talk and that not only is action ‘expensive’ for many, it is a ‘no go area’
for most because by the time it was time to put our money where our mouth was, the number
of participants and enthusiasts shrunk at such speed we were gobsmacked.
We became an incorporated entity under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and cut
our work into health, education, agriculture and youth development; then the task of getting
sponsors to finance each sector began. Dr. Augustine Obaro welcomed the idea of spearheading
the health project wholeheartedly and not only did he champion it; he got his wife on board as
his assistant as well. His enthusiasm spurred us on, and we executed our first medical outreach
of the OGPI in April 2014. And from then on, we held the week-long annual OGPI Medical
Outreach through which a total number of 12,910 people from Ogori and neighbouring
communities even in neighbouring Edo State, benefitted from professional consultations on
hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, optometry. In addition, beneficiaries were given free
medicines to last for months and medical advice.
If it were possible that we would ever not appreciate the great sacrifices of Dr. Obaro and his
exemplary selflessness, the fact that more than 8 years on we are still searching for sponsors
for other areas makes that impossible.
Of course, the death of such an embodiment of altruism and nobility would sadden anyone
who came in contact with or heard about his love for humanity. However, we at OGPI feel this
loss on many levels deeper than can be described in words. We are however comforted in the
knowledge that our dear brother, uncle, husband, daddy, friend and colleague lived an
impactful life by every standard and that through his accomplishments he immortalized his
memory in the minds of us all forever.
Our profound condolences are extended to his wife, children, extended family, communities in
Nigeria & England and everyone who mourn the transition to glory o’f our dearly beloved Dr. Fare thee well, Sir.
Tigure, ededa oboro.
Petra Akinti Onyegbule
For: Ogori Grand Progressives Initiative Coordinator Secretary
Reuben Ebenmosi Ayeni Petra Akinti Onyegbule
ebenmosir@gmail.com pekinti@gmail.com
+447376430797 +2348133456557

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