Commission Donates Food Items, Money To Abia Charity Home

The Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC) has donated food items, toiletries, and undisclosed amount of money to Susana Homes, Obuzo Asa, Ukwa West local government area.

At the occasion, the general manager of ASOPADEC, Joshua Onyeike, said the gesture was part of ASOPADEC’s corporate social responsibility and called on society to address the challenges of such homes.

Represented by the director of social welfare, Amarachi Isaac- Nwachukwu, he assured the inmates and the people of the area in general that their welfare had been placed on the front burner.

“This is in line with the mandate of the ASOPADEC and the vision of the state government led by Alex Otti” she said, urging the inmates to be hopeful, steadfast in faith, and focused for a better future.

She noted ASOPADEC’s resolve to partner organisations involved in improving the living standard of the people and lauded the management and staff of the homes for their efforts in caring for the inmates.

Responding, the director of the homes, Chinyere Hendricks, expressed gratitude to the general manager and the ASOPADEC for the kind gesture.

Some of the inmates, Roseline Jombo, a 200 level student of Obohia College of Nursing, Lucky Hendricks, a JSS 1 student, and  Odilama Ohaja, a primary 2 pupil, thanked the ASOPADEC for the kind gesture.