Ndi Igbo Buru’Otu Shows Love to Orphanage Home, Less Privileged as Part of the Association’s Mission
…also pays condolence visits to a deceased member.
By Onome Naomi
As part of the association’s mission to meet the needs of motherless babies, widows, and the less priviledged in society, the Ndi Igbo Buru’Otu Association of Nigeria, during its November meeting, paid a visit to Charitas Orphanage in Abaranje, Ikotun, to express their love and support by giving food items, especially at a time when the Nigerian economy is biting hard on her citizens.
The President of the Association, Eze Amb. (Dr.) Chika C Nwokedi, Ezendigbo Ijegun Ijeododo, and Eze Okpoko 1 of Obodoukwu, Chairman Council of Ndieze Igbo Lagos, who led executives and over 60 members of the association to Charitas Orphanage Home on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, said it is a regular exercise by the association to show magnanimity effortlessly and relentlessly to the less privileged as a way to give back to society.
Madam Charity, the caretaker and founder of Charitas Orphanage Home, warmly received the guests; she expressed happiness over the gift of love bestowed upon the children of her orphanage home by the association. She noted that the establishment of the orphanage home and the widowhood foundation she runs was a direction from God, even though she initially declined the calling due to a lack of resources to pull through.
Charity said that when she finally accepted the calling to create a family for the motherless and fatherless children, resources to carry on were made available by God. She recounted the testimonies that have ensued from gifts that people give to her orphanage home while she and the orphanage kids prayed for the members of the Ndi Igbo Buru’Otu Association in attendance.
Eze Chika Nwokedi, in response to the challenges mentioned by Mrs. Charity on the relocation of the orphanage and the uncompleted structure in the new site, assured that the association will assist in their might. He also mentioned that the Ndi Igbo Buru’Otu Association is known for their empathy towards the less privileged, and as part of its mission, the orphanage should be rest assured that they will help. The association will try to uphold her plans to make the new place for the children habitable, he added.
Eze Chika, his vice chairman, Chief Ogbuka, and the legal officer of the Ndi Igbo Buru’Otu Association, Barr Nnajiego, also added that the food items, which include bags of rice, over 20 cartons of noodles, several tubers of yam, semolina in bags, malaria drugs, packets of sweets and biscuits, beverages, and other items, should be utilized for their purpose, which entails that the children are the beneficiaries of the goodwill not to be kept away or misappropriated. As madam Charity assures her orphanage home is known for integrity, the children are the consumers of whatever is given to them.
The Ndigbo Buru’Otu Association also made a second visit to condole with the family of a deceased member nicknamed Good God; he is the CEO of Good God Pharmacy and a founding member of the association. During the condolence visit, Eze Chika Nwokedi, who led members to the residence of the deceased in his speech, described Good God as a man of peace, a good heart, and a giver. Members in attendance also attested to the late Good God’s attributes, all in praise of his character, as he will be dearly missed by all. Assures the late member’s wife of their support to help her cope with situations thereafter.
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