Abia Charity Commission Will Target The Elderly, Motherless Babies, Psychiatric Patients If — Sir Udensi

A governorship aspirant in Abia State, Sir Chikwe Udensi has said he will create a charity commission to cater for the elderly, motherless babies as well as psychiatric patients if elected governor of the state.

According, the commission which will be run by the Church mission has become necessary in order to alleviate the sufferings faced by the groups in the state, particularly retirees who are said to be owed a backlog of pension arrears by the state.

Speaking on Wednesday in Umunneochi Local Government Area during a welfare outreach for the elderly and retirees in the local government, Sir Udensi an Interpol Systems Consultant said the welfare programme was conceived when his attention was drawn to the plight of pensioners whose health are beginning to deteriorate following poor welfare.

ABN TV recalls that the outreach had commenced last year in Aba where beneficiaries were given food palliatives, undisclosed amounts of money and medicare.

Udensi who expressed disappointment with failure of the state government to pay retirees who served the state diligently with their youthful age described it as evil to owe them part of their salaries saved as pension.

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He said, “I featured in a radio programme this morning (Wednesday) to tell our leaders that they should do something about the suffering of our people.

“Some people paid by the Government were busy insulting. They said it was politics to be giving palliative to pensioners who are owed by the government.

“But I asked them if it were better to play politics and pay pensioners or be in government and be owing them, which one is better?

“The charity Commission I have proposed will take care of the elderly, motherless babies and psychiatric patients, it would be run by church missions”.

Also speaking Rotarian Mary Ebere Udensi, the President Rotary club of Abuja downtown district 9125, said the club in partnership with Build A New Abia (BANA) have put smiles on the faces of the needy in Abia, adding that with the partnership with Rotary International, huge progress will be made to the glory of God.

She further revealed that cheques worth two million naira was issued for the pensioners in Umunneochi Local Government Area.

The programme was for the Elderly and distribution of palliatives to pensioners has gone through Arochukwu, Bende, Ohafia, Umunneochi LGAs and it’s expected to touch all the remaining Local Government Areas of Abia State.