Obaseki donates food items, shoes to IDPs, orphans

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has donated food items and shoes to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ohogua, Ovia NorthEast Local Government Area of the state.

He also donated food items to selected orphanages across Benin metropolis.

Presenting the items to the IDPs and orphanage homes, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Mr Yakubu Gowon, said Obaseki was committed to bringing succour to the less privileged.

“The donation is to show the governor’s love for his people. This is the season to show love and the governor says if he eats a spoonful of rice, people in the camp should eat two. And if he wears shoes, people here should also do same,” he said.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Magdalene Ohenhen, assured that the donation of relief materials by the State Government would be done on a continuous basis.

Responding, the Coordinator of the Camp, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, commended the state government for prioritizing the welfare of every citizen.

At the Trinitarian Foundations for Orphans and the Helpless, Benin, Reverend Sister Felicia Ozeme, who received 20 50kg bags of rice on behalf of the homes commended the governor for the gesture.

Other orphanages that received similar items included Edo Orphanage and My Mummy Orphanage.