From GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, OWERRI
President Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, have commended wife of the Imo State governor, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha, for her love and concern for the less-privileged especially widows in Imo State.
President Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha and the Vice President Osinbajo gave the commendations at a colloquium and book presentation to mark the 50th birthday of Mrs. Okorocha at the Nick Banquet Hall, Government House Owerri, yesterday.
In his speech, Mr. Mustapha, said: “I was specifically called by President Buhari on two occasions to be in Owerri to honour you today. This shows that you occupy a very special place in the heart of the President. At 50, you have achieved much more than can be imagined especially through your SNARP projects and just like the Levites in the Bible, you can now rest and enjoy God’s favours in your life”.
The Vice-President Prof. Osinbajo who had earlier commissioned the Utra-modern Wellness and Diagnostic Centre for women and children built by Women of Divine Destiny Initiative founded by the Imo First Lady, said: “I have always been fascinated by the quality of Nkechi Okorocha’s philanthropy.
The Vice President also noted that: “there is a certain quality that is out of the ordinary just like her SNARP project, which has changed the lives of many widows for better by providing quality homes to them.”
Just today we opened the WODDI Wellness, and Diagnosis Centre, which focuses on preventive approach, to sickness or illness especially in women and children”.
Wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Gimbiya Yakubu Dogara, who represented wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, described Mrs. Okorocha, as a dependable woman with a large heart and who delivers assignment of national interest with utmost patriotism, adding that the woman has done a lot for the less-privileged.
Chairman of the occasion, Bayelsa State governor, Chief Seriake Dickson said: “this is the kind of thing we should emulate across the country, to celebrate ourselves irrespective of political differences. This is the first step towards achieving the unity we all desire. I urge well-meaning Nigerians to support the Imo First Lady”.
Governor Rochas Okorocha, in his speech, remarked that the wives of governors in attendance, “have demonstrated unity more than us men, I recommend that we give more positions to women in government, only then we can achieve our desired goal of building a great and united nation. Even when I quarrel with Governor Fayose or when Governor El Rufai abuses me, we still see their wives here bounded in love irrespective of political and cultural differences. This is our hope for a better Nigeria and this love of our wives is the pillar of our nation building”.