Yuletide: Imasuangbon Asks Okpebolo To Support Starving Displaced Persons

Politician and philanthropist, Barr Kenneth Imasuangbon, has appealed to Governor Monday Okpeholo of Edo State to assist starving internally displaced persons housed at Home of the Needy camp located at Uhogua in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State.

He also urged politicians and well-to-do Nigerians to use their positions and wealth to advance humanity.

He gave the charge when he visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Benin, where he donated food items, drinks, cash, and toiletries to the children and women as part of his Christmas gifts to them.
Rising to the occasion, the philanthropist said his love for humanity, in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Book, drove him to give to the needy annually, adding that he has been doing so for the past 20 years.

Imasuangbon, who expressed displeasure over the current happenings in the country, said: “If the country is really working, we will not find ourselves in this kind of situation.

This is an embarrassment to the giant of Africa.”

“If we teach ourselves love and humanity, then the country will be safer and better for everyone.

“I want to appeal to Governor Monday Okpeholo to visit the IDP camp and support them. I know Okpbholo has a good heart. I expect him to come to see the camp this Christmas to show love to the starving children.

“Anywhere God has placed you, use it to advance humanity. Are you in government? It’s worth keeping in mind that you are not the first person to hold the position, and you will not be the last.

“The way our country is today, I am not satisfied. This goes beyond Mr President or the Senators; it is about realising that we all need to save our country. If the country were truly functioning, we would not find ourselves in this kind of situation. This is an embarrassment to the giant of Africa.”

Imasuangbon, the proprietor of Pacesetter School, Abuja, expressed gratitude to the students, staff members, and parents of the school, saying the donations were from them.

“I’m here in Benin with half of their donation. The children donated ₦1.5 million in cash, and I am here with the money. You can see that these 70 bags of rice, 100 bags of noodles, bags of cane drinks, water, and toiletries are from them. I am grateful to them for doing this for the past 20 years.”

Responding, the coordinator of the camp, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, while appreciating the donor, said: “He does this regularly, not because he is a politician, but because of his love for humanity. He is one of the few who come here anytime, not just during election periods, but whenever we are in need. He has been showing his love for the children for years, so I thank him.”

Folorunsho used the occasion to appeal to well-to-do Nigerians to come and assist the IDPs, stressing that until Imasuangbon came, they (IDPs) had nothing to “eat for today.”