Tears Of Joy As Gov. Ugwuanyi Visits Victims Of Fire Outbreak At Abakpa NikeDonates N6m and relief materials
Tears of joy flowed on the
faces of the devastated victims of the recent fire outbreak at Ugboezeji
and Ugboye in Abakpa Nike, Enugu, which burnt down the apartments of
three widows, those of two other families and shops belonging to four
furniture makers, a yam seller and bean-cake (Akara) fryer,
respectively, when Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi visited them to sympathize and
offer assistance to overcome their challenges.
Gov. Ugwuanyi who
was represented by the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt.
Hon. Edward Ubosi, while at Ugboezeji, sympathized with the victims and
gave the five tenants the sum of N500, 000 each to start a new life and
N1 million to the landlord to assist her rebuild the property.
At
Ugboye, the four furniture makers got N500,000 each while the yam
seller and bean-cake fryer got N300, 000 and N200,000 respectively,
totaling N6 million.
The victims who could not hold back their
tears of joy, asked God to continue to bless the governor and grant him
his heart’s desire for coming to their rescue. They also prayed for the
governor’s re-election in 2019, describing him as “a good and
kindhearted governor”.
The speaker, who led the state
government’s delegation, was accompanied by Executive Secretary of Enugu
State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Mrs. Nkechi Eneh and her team;
the Chairman of Enugu East Local Government Area, Hon. Alex Ugwu and
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo
Federal Constituency, Prince Cornelius Nnaji, who separately donated
N50,000 to each of the victims at Ugboezeji.
They cautioned
residents to be vigilant and avoid any act that could lead to fire
outbreak, especially in this period of Harmathan.
Relief materials were given to the Ugboezeji victims at the Government House, Enugu by SEMA, immediately after the visit.
Enugu State is truly in the hands of God.
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