A total of 47 inmates of the Awka prisons have benefited from the humanitarian outreach of a group of wives of cabinet chiefs in Enugu-Ukwu, Anambra state.
The group, under the aegis of the “Otu Odu Eze”, presented a cheque of N300,000 to offset the fees of the inmates due to seat for the Junior Basic Education Examination.
Speaking during the visit, wife of Igwe of Enugu-Ukwu, Lady Dora Ekpeh, who led the group, said their charity to the less privileged is an annual ritual In line with the spirit of sharing, caring and touching lives in special ways.
“We decided to support the education of the prisoners this time around by paying for those taking the Basic Education Certificate Examination, popularly known as Junior WAEC,” she said.
She urged people to make family outside their immediate and extended family circles happy by sharing with them, especially the prisoners and less privileged during the yuletide period.
In her remark, the wife of the traditional Prime Minister, Mrs Eugene Anekwe, emphasized that giving should be an act every christian must imbibe, especially during Christmas, saying the immediate and extended family were not the only people to share the love of yuletide with.
Responding, the Assistant Controller of the State Prisons Service, Andrew Ejenam, thanked the women for supporting the education of the inmates.
He noted that the prison has become a place where prisoners can leverage on opportunities to realize their academic goals, praying God to reward the women richly for their kind gesture.
