RCCG’s Rehabilitation Centre Gives Succour to Drug Victims
Succour has come the way of youths who suffer substance abuse with the inauguration of Enoch and Folu Adeboye Rehabilitation Centre at Araga, Epe, Lagos State. The Centre is an initiative of the First Born Family of the Redeemed Christian Church of God which later metamorphosed into Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry (CADAM). The project was majorly funded by Pastor Enoch Adeboye and Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye.
While unveiling the Centre, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, assisted by top notch of the Church including Mrs. Folu Adeboye, who doubles as the Matron of the Home, lauded the initiative of the First Born Family, noting that it will go a long way in complimenting efforts of the state government to eradicate crime in the society and make the state safe for the citizens.
Explaining the rationale for the home which has produced numerous graduates who have made impacts in various fields, Mrs. Adeboye said it would serve as a centre of transformation for youths who suffer substance abuse and seeking new life. According to her, the Centre which started its journey in 1991 has treated about 2,000 beneficiaries with about 70 per cent of them living drug free, independent and productive lives in various professions and vocations all over the world.
“Today, we have both formal and informal relationships with about 12 Nigerian universities that send their students to us for the programme and readmit them to continue and complete their education upon our certification,” she said.
Head of First Born Family, Pastor Brown Oyitso lamented that substance abuse has become a scourge in the society, saying the latest project is the church’s response through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform to arrest the malaise.
Oyitso, who doubles as Pastor In Charge of Region 19 and Personal Assistant Missions to the General Overseer, said The First Born Family (Ikeja) has been very involved in CSR endeavours since Pastor E.A. Adeboye instructed all the pastors of the church to get involved in it as a way of giving back to society as a whole and to the neighbourhoods in which their parishes are located.