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Yuletide: Govs’ wife commends Anglican Church for donating items to widows, orphans
The Wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs MaryMaudline Nwifuru, has commended the Anglican Diocese of Abakaliki for identifying and donating food items to Diocesan Widows and Orphans in the state.
Nwifuru made the commendation on Tuesday, during the 2023, edition of Anglican Diocese of Abakaliki Diocesan Widows and Orphans End-of-the-year party, organised by the church in the state.
The governors’ wife thanked the Anglican Bishop of Abakaliki Diocese, Rt Rev. Monday Nkwoagu, and his wife, Lady Charity, for taking good care of their hospital bills, school fees, and upkeep, among other needs.
She encouraged individuals to support the group to enable them celebrate at ease.
She also urged the widows and orphans to report any form of abuse against them to get justice and protection.
“Let the party be a moment of joy, connection for renewed sense of hope and love,” Mrs Nwifuru said.
In his remarks, the Anglican Bishop encouraged generosity to those in need to make a positive impact on the society.
Nkwoagu made reference of an orphan and beneficiary of the programme, who graduated and started making contributions to support the project.
The Bishops’ Wife, Lady Nkwoagu, said that the diocesan widows and orphans programme started since 2012.
According to her, the programme had produced 13 university graduates and taken care of over 2,000 widows and 300 orphans.
She added that other beneficiaries of the programme include those in secondary, primary and nursery schools.
She said that programme was being sponsored by the Bishop, donors, friends, parishes, priests and wives, members of the church among other well wishers who support in paying the hospital bills and school fees.
“We had our first Christmas party with them that year, in a small scale.
“I remain grateful to God and my husband for helping, supporting and encouraging me,” Nkwoagu said.
She further commended Mrs Nwifuru for her show of love and passion towards widows, orphans and vulnerable persons in the society.
Mrs Ngozi Obichukwu, the state Commissioner of Aviation, applauded the organisers and encouraged the beneficiaries to embrace God and depend on Him.
Earlier, some beneficiaries, including orphans and widows, commended the bishop and his wife for their support so far and thanked Mrs Nwifuru for identifying and supporting them as well.
The items included cartons of tomatoes, cartons of vegetable oil, noodles, spaghetti, salt, tubers of yam and wrappers.
The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has warned against obstructing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from carrying out its lawful duty .
Fagbemi’s warning is contained in a statement in Abuja.
“This is a matter of very grave concern, it is now beyond doubt that the EFCC is given power by the law to invite any person of interest to interact with them in the course of their investigations into any matter, regardless of status.
“Therefore, the least that we can all do when invited, is not to put any obstruction in the way of EFCC, but to honourably answer their invitation.
“A situation where public officials who are themselves subject of protection by law enforcement agents will set up a stratagem of obstruction to the civil and commendable efforts of the EFCC to perform its duty is to say the least, insufferably disquieting’’.
He added that running away from the law will not resolve issues at stake but only exacerbate them.
“Nigeria has a vibrant judicial system that is capable of protecting everyone who follows the rule of law in seeking protection.
“I therefore encourage anyone who has been invited by the EFCC or any other agency to immediately toe the path of decency and civility by honouring such invitation instead of embarking on a temporising self-help and escapism.
“This can only put our country in bad light before the rest of the world’’.
He said institutions of state should be allowed to function effectively and efficiently.
“I stand for the rule of law and will promptly call EFCC, and indeed any other agency to order when there is an indication of any transgressions of the fundamental rights of any Nigerian by any of the agencies’’.
NAN reports that the EFCC had on Wednesday warned members of the public that it was a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties.
Section 38(2)(a(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act makes it an offence to prevent officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties. Culprits risk a jail term of not less than five years.
The warning , the EFCC said, became necessary against the background of the increasing tendency by persons and groups under investigation by the Commission to take the laws into their hands by recruiting thugs to obstruct lawful operations of the EFCC.
On several occasions, the anti graft agency said, operatives of the Commission have had to exercise utmost restraint in the face of such provocation to avoid a breakdown of law and order.
Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped Joshua Rogers, the ChannelsTV reporter in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Politics Nigeria learnt that Rogers was picked up close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port Harcourt and to an unknown destination by the gunmen around 9pm on Thursday, April 11.
The reporter was driving his official ChannelsTV branded car when the hoodlums accosted, pointed a gun at him and took him away in the same vehicle.
Rogers was said to be returning from his official assignment in Government House after a trip to Andoni for a government event when the incident happened.
Already, the gunmen were said to have contacted his wife and demanded a N30million ransom for bis release.
His cameraman confirmed the incident and appealed to his abductors to set him free unconditionally.
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