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An Edo philanthropist, Mr. Osaigbovo Aghatise, yesterday, gave food items to 100 widows to enable them celebrate the Christmas and New Year.
Addressing newsmen in Benin City on his reason of giving the items to the widoms during his annual Children's party/end of year carnival, he said it was to reduce their financial burdens and to make them have a wonderful celebration in the Christmas and New Year season.
Osaigbovo said most often, the widows in our society are not remembered during period like this and that they are left to cater for themselves alone.
He said the widows in our society need a helping hand adding that they do not require a million naira from anyone to be happy but a token can make them to be happy.
On the part of the Children's party/end of year carnival, he said it was to promote the joy of the season and to enliven their hearts in the series of events lined up to ensure that they are given the best of the essence of the celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The philanthropist added that it is also to remind the children that they owe it as a duty to become worthy ambassadors of the state and the country at large by threading on the path of honour, diligence, dedication to their studies and becoming the best in the circumstance.
He tasked the children to always imbibe the spirit of hard work and to avoid all forms of social vices that have unfortunately characterized the lives of the majority of the present youth.
"I therefore enjoined our children to always imbibe the spirit of hard work and to avoid all forms of social vices that have unfortunately characterized the lives of the majority of our present youths.
" You must not indulge in any act of cultism whatsoever", he advised.
The event which was the 9th in the series hosted by Mr Osaigbovo the patriarch house of Aghatise Osaigbivo saw children in all levelled including the less privileges participating in one game or the other to enjoyed themselves.
He said it was to promote the joy of the season and to enliven their hearts in the series of events lined up to ensure that they are given the best of the essence of the celebration of the birth of our lord Jesus Christ
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