Emeka Offor commence construction of 50 bungalows for widows, gifts rice to 3000 widows
By Uzo Ugwunze
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) has commenced the construction of 50 2- bedroom flat apartment bungalows for 50 indigent widows in Oraifite community, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Founder SEOF, Sir Emeka Offor made the pronouncement during the December wrapper, 50kg rice, food items distribution and empowerment program for 3000 widows in Oraifite community which held at SEOF Warehouse, Oraifite.
According to Emeka Offor, We are willing and ready to complete the construction of 50 houses for inidigent widows within the next 6 months. One bungalow has been completed and furnished with modern home appliances to the tune of 10 million naira and handed over to Mrs Blessing Nwaeze.
“Last November we commenced construction of nine ultra modern bungalows. We are through with the foundation level and nine other widows shall be packing into their new houses by April. The funds have been approved, Between today and June, another 40 widows must pack into their new bungalows.
“My interest is to ensure that no single widow in the entire Oraifite community will have any reason to be unhappy. Remember that this is the fourth 50kg bag of rice you are receiving this year because you are given a bag of rice quarterly.
“Henceforth, I will increase your monthly stipends to meet up the current economic realities. Every widow here is going home with a wrapper cloth too,” Offor said.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Manager SEOF , Sir Tony Obi after eulogizing his principal said that the foundation was started 2003 as a youth empowerment and scholarship scheme but in 2007 the widows were coopted .
“Sir Emeka Offor has passion for widows and orphans. In 2007 SEOF floated a welfare scheme for widows, from getting 50kg bags of rice quarterly, the windows now have a co-operative/micro-finace bank where they get soft loans for their petty trading.
“This year he decided to put roofs over the head of less privileged widows who lives in dilapidated buildings.Each building/finishing will cost 10 million naira. Many of these widows’ children are under scholarship from primary to University level just to ensure that no Oraifite person is left behind,’said Obi.
The duo of the President General,Oraifite, Chief Sunny Igboanuzue (Ezechedolu) and Chairman Seahorse Oil, HRH Chief Ebuka Onunkwo, Ezeigbo Cotonou in their separate speeches said that they learnt the act of philanthropy through Sir Emeka Offor urging other illustrious sons and daughters of Igboland to emulate the act of becoming a blessing to other members of the society.
In his remarks, the Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ify Obinabo noted that Sir Emeka Offor was doing what government should do for her citizens urging other people to appreciate good things and replicate same in all communities of Anambra State.
Mrs Obinabo further advised women to join Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra in fighting insecurity by instilling good morals in their children saying that no parent should push the child into getting quick riches on the fast lane which does not endure but rather have terrible consequences.
One of the beneficiaries of the 50 bungalows for Wodows, Master Ekene Nwaeze,the son of Mrs Blessing Nwaeze of Umuezobi Oraifite said that they would ever remain grateful to Sir Emeka Offor for raising from the dust to a palace of a home.
“Today we and our mother enjoys plasma Television, air conditioner, gas cooker, funiture unlike before when we cook with firewood or sleep with mats. God will continue to bless Sir Emeka Offor who has done more than what our late father could provide for us before his demise.
Pics Sir Emeka Offor with some widows who are the beneficiaries of the 50 houses
Pics: Sir Emeka Offor flanked by his children and dignitaries during the 50 kg rice distribution to 3000 widows.
Pics: a clergy praying for some of the widows whose house construction has begun
