Corps member empowers 26 widows in Abia

September 11, 2020  

By Ijendu Iheaka

A member of National Youth Service Corps, serving in Abia, Mr Adeola Samuel has empowered 26 widows in Aba North through training them in various skills, Lady Bona Fasakin has said.

Fasakin, Abia NYSC Coordinator, disclose this during the closing ceremony of skills acquisition training programme for 26 widows in Aba North by Corp member Adeola Samuel (AB/19C/0750) serving in Abia.

She urged NYSC members to transfer skills they learnt in camp to their host community members to improve lives and make the nation better.

The  Coordinator urged corps members to emulate Adeola Samuel by seeking around them needs of members of their host communities which they can meet.

“Do not waste your service year doing nothing, rather engage yourselves in meaningful ventures that will improve both your life and people around you.

“I am delighted that a few of these Corps members having acquired skills of their choices, have gone ahead to transfer the skills learnt to people within their host communities.

“I am happy to be at this event which is the personal community development service project and skills acquisition training programme organized for these widows by Corp member Adeola Samuel.

“He heeded my call, while in camp and has embarked on this life touching project”, she said.

She said the trainees, who were mainly widows have acquired skills in cosmetology, confectionaries making and food processing and weaving and bead art which will definitely take them through life.

Fasakin therefore urged the participants to make good use of the skills in order to assist their families get through life.

Adeola Samuel, the corps member who organized the programmes said he was moved to take up the challenge of helping widows because he does not like seeing people suffer.

He expressed joy at the rate at which the participants in the programme responded and took it seriously and had shown skill in producing their own wares.

He expressed hope that the skills they have acquired would help them provide for their families while urging corps members to learn to affect lives positively.

The Transition Committee Chairman, Aba North, Mrs Joy Iwuchukwu said when widows take steps to help themselves, people are moved to help them.

She commended the widows for coming to learn these skills and urged them to the skills to become better and help your families. 

Mrs Olayide Kayode and Mrs Precious Igwe, some of the widows residents in Aba, expressed happiness at the project which has given them knowledge to earn some more money for their family upkeep.

They prayed God to bless the Corps member for having thought of them and coming to assist them through the training and promised to use the skills to better their families.