Wife of Anambra State Governor and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ), Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has begun distribution of items to widows, orphans and some less-privileged persons.
The distribution of rice and money for soup condiments to beneficiaries across the 177 communities in the state according to her was part of her community tours which kicked off at Ayamelum and Anambra East, Oyi and Dunukofia council areas.
She addressed the crowd which comprised beneficiaries from the various communities and members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the respective council areas at St Joseph’s Field, Anaku, Ayamelum and Otuocha, Anambra East.
She said she came to ensure that indigent women, widows and orphans in the communities do not have a bleak Christmas.
Other items donated to the beneficiaries to enable to celebrate the Christmas included bags of fertiliser, cassava stocks, hundreds of bags of rice plus N3, 000 each to 20 women and widows, school bags and writing materials, among others.
Mrs. Obiano thanked the women and members of the community for turning out en masse to welcome her, assuring that she would continue to train and empower the people in order to be self-reliant.
She challenged those who wanted to be empowered to identify and register with her NGO in order to benefit from the empowerment and training programmes organised from time to time.
She noted that the gesture was made possible through the support and donations of philanthropists and well-meaning persons to her pet project, CAFÉ.
She stressed that her efforts were targeted at supporting the good governance of her husband, Chief Willie Obiano.
Describing her husband as an action governor, Mrs. Obiano informed the people that old people in the state were being paid stipends monthly despite the lean resources of the state government.
In his remarks, former chairman of local government area and State Secretary APGA, Mr. Tony Ifeanya thanked Mrs. Obiano for empowering the people of his area, even as he commended Governor Obiano for attracting Coached Farms to Anaku.