A priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Rev Fr. Clement Kagoma, has distributed bags of rice to 100 widows in Kaduna as part of giving back to society.
Fr. Kagoma, during the distribution of food items yesterday at St. Mulumba Catholic Church, Ungwa Bulus, Kaduna, explained that it is our responsibility to share with those who are in need.
He said “God blesses us because he wants us to share with the poor; don’t think that what you have belongs to you. It is meant for you to share.
“If you say you have faith and no good work, it’s nothing. If you believe in Christ, share, and that is what I am trying to do. Luckily, it coincides with my birthday.
“It is my birthday, and instead of me buying wine and having a party for people to come and eat and drink. I felt I should buy food items and share with the widows because people are dying of hunger”.
The cleric, who is also the founder of Fr Kagoma Foundation for Women Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development noted that his foundation has empowered thousands of orphans and widows in the rural communities.
“My foundation has been empowering women for a long time, especially orphans and widows. We give them skills and start-up capital. Last year, we graduated over 500 young men and women with various skills. This year, we enrolled about 500”.
Amid the hardship, the Christian cleric urged Nigerians not to give up, saying that someday we will come out glorious.
“Christ suffered, but after suffering, he was glorified. Whatever we go through as a people, let us see it as a kind of purification. After that purification, what comes out is glorious. You have to go through fire, then you have gold”.
One of the beneficiaries, a 45 year old Victoria Dogo, who is also a widow, thanked the priest for his kind gesture, saying that the food items would go a long way.
Mrs Dogo, who is a mother of 7, lamented about the hardship in the country, saying that hunger is killing them.
She, however, appealed to Mr President to ease the people’s sufferings by reversing the subsidy.
The items distributed include 100 bags of 10kg rice and five cartoons of seasoning cubes.
