The seat of government at Aso Rock, Abuja was virtually deserted on Saturday as President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo, governors of Abia and Bayelsa states, Ministers, wives of state governors, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and other dignitaries converged in Owerri, Imo State capital to extol the wife of Imo State governor, Mrs. Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha’s 50th birthday celebration.
Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Gida Mustapha met on the ground the Vice-President who came into the state as early as 8am while the wife, Dolapo arrived the previous day commended Mrs. Okorocha for her love and concern for the less-privileged ones in the society.
They gave the commendations respectively at a colloquium and book presentation to mark the 50th birthday of Mrs. Okorocha at the Nick Banquet Hall, Government House Owerri. The Vice-President had earlier unveiled an ultra-modern Wellness & Diagnosis Centre for children and women built by the Women of the Divine Destiny Initiative (WODDI), a Pet Project of Mrs. Okorocha.
In his speech, President Buhari’s representative said “I was specifically called by President Buhari on two occasions to be in Owerri to honour you today. This shows that you occupy a very special place in the heart of the President. At 50, you have achieved much more than can be imagined especially through your SNARP projects and just like the Levites in the bible; you can now rest and enjoy God’s favours in your life”.
The Vice-President in his remarks said “I have always been fascinated by the quality of Nkechi Okorocha’s philanthropy. There is a certain quality that is out of the ordinary just like her SNARP project which has changed the lives of many widows for better by providing quality homes to them. Just today we opened the WODDI Wellness, and Diagnosis Centre which focuses on preventive approach, to sickness or illness especially in women and children.
He noted “The facility is incredibly well equipped with highly qualified staff including her daughter. Her motivation is not just her kind heart but her understanding heart. You need a great heart to understand degradation and devastating effects of poverty. Poverty is not all about having money but it consists of other human deprivations. Read more