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South African Bank, Foundation Lift Anambra Community With Palliatives

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A South Africa-based financial institution, DafriBank PLC, and Umeh Foundation have given palliatives worth millions of naira to Ezinifite Community, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State to cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic

The foundation and the bank doled out ₦100 million to train the less-privileged children in school in the community for 10 years of which ₦10 million will be spent each year.

Some of the palliatives shared to the members of the community, especially the aged and widows include 250 bags of 50kg rice, 800 cartons of tomatoes, 800 cartons of groundnut oil and 3,000 pieces of face masks.

In addition to those items, members of the community received N3,000 among others.

The event, which took place at John Scatter’s compound, Amaekwulu Umuezenwa village at the weekend, was spiced up by Evangelist Patience Ozokwor, Mama -G of Nollywood.

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Addressing the beneficiaries, a senior staff of DafriBank PLC, Onos Oma, said DafriBank and Umeh Foundation were  in the community to alleviate the sufferings of the people that had been affected by the pandemic.

She said: “So, we want to give out 16 metric tonnes of food supplies: 250 bags of rice, cartons of tomatoes and others to the people.

“The Founder and Chairman of DafriBank in South Africa is a son of the soil. He hails from here, Ezinifite community, Aguata LGA of Anambra State.

“We have made impact in over 23 countries. We have done this in South Africa and we are here also to give back to the community.”

Excited President-General of the community, Nze Ikem Okwonna, led the  sharing of the items among the three quarters in Ezinifite – namely, Aku, Amaekwulu and Ifite.

He said it was the first time the community was witnessing such a thing, calling on other wealthy sons of Anambra State to emulate such gesture from their son.

He said the education support fund would lift many children, who, according to him, had dropped out of school as a result of lack of financial resources.

Mrs. Ozokwo said God has blessed Ezinifite with a wonderful son, praying that DafriBank and Umeh Foundation would never lack.

She told the people of the community to make use of the opportunity to send the less-privileged children to school, which, according to her, would be an added advantage to them in future.

 

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