Yuletide : NGO Donates Food Items over N1 Million to the less privilege in Kogi
By Admin.
A non governmental organisation ‘Waves of Success Foundation’ has donated food items to the palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene , Kogi state for onward distribution to the people of the area
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Dr Ado Ibrahim while receiving the items worth over one million naira called on individual, corporate organisations to always extend hands of fellowship to the less privilege in order to compliment government effort to alleviate poverty and make the society a place of living .
While admonishing individuals and corporation organisations in Kogi state and the country at large to emulate the gesture of Wave of Success Foundation , the monarch said rendering assistance to the less privilege in the society reduces the adverse effect of poverty in the society that often time gave birth to all forms of criminality.
The monarch who was represented by the secretary of the palace Alhaji Yunusa Sule said “It is my fervent advise and appeal to numerous well to do individuals and corporate organisations to remember the poor in the society because what this Non Governmental Organization have done today will go a long way in alleviating the suffering and the poverty that exist among the less privilege in this community.
“I am also using this medium to admonish our Christians brothers and sister to maintain peace and unity as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ”
Earlier, the Executive Director of the Foundation, Mr John Ochaja said tat the activities of the NGO was borne out of human necessity, saying its aim was to help underprivileged and struggling people achieve their dreams and aspirations in Life.
Ochaja noted that in their own little way they were able to reach out to the less privilege in Internally Displace Person’s (IDP) camps camps in Maiduguri and Abuja as well as putting smile on the face of the poor in Kogi state and its environs.
“We go out periodically during festive period to render help to the less privilege who does not have any hope of celebrating the festival.
“In Okene today we are able to donate 21 cartons of vegetable oil and 250 bags of rice packed in 5kg to be distributed to the poor in the community and we are resolute not to relent in our effort to do more for the people” he said.
Also speaking a volunteer of the Foundation, Mr Paul Adubazi said in the last three years the NGO has been rendering assistance to the needy ones in the society , saying no retreat no surrender in their effort to alleviate poverty in Kogi state.
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