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Social Responsibility, Humanitarian Cause, Prerequisite For Peaceful, Just Society – Olabode Garbadeen
The director general of the International civic organization, Eternal Care Foundation, Olabode Garbadeen, has emphasized the need to ameliorate the suffering of the poor and needy as a prerequisite for having a peaceful, just and fair society.
Garba was speaking at first annual anniversary and awards of the organisation on Thursday, 19th October 2020, at Ikeja, Lagos.
He enjoined and well meaning Nigerians to continue to pitch in their contributions to the collective quest to offer assistance to the indigent and disadvantaged in the society
The event was graced by influential persons, government officials, members and stakeholders who came together to celebrate the group’s tremendous contribution to the cause of humanity over the course of the past year.
Olabode thanked members and stakeholders of the foundation for heeding the clarion call to lend a helping hand towards assuaging the plight of the less privileged.
Olabode also expressed delight over the tremendous accomplishments of the foundation which includes five water projects across Lagos state, monthly food interventions targeted at feeding lepers, the blind and the crippled, end of the year festivities for widows and other less privileged across different geographical milieux, cash empowerment for indigenes and also swift response to emergency situations.
The foundation pledged further commitment towards its humanitarian cause by announcing a 14-month agenda geared towards providing more interventions to the less privileged in the society.
Highlights of the event included a lecture on charity by professor A.O.K Noah, presentation of humanitarian awards to the foundation’s sponsors patrons, donations and pledges from friends and supporters of the foundation as well as presentation of relief materials to representatives of relevant organizations.
Among dignitaries present were Hon. Tobun Abiodun, member, Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Epe Constituency, Professor A.O.K Noah, immediate past deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), Lagos State University, Hon. Wale Mogaji, Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Commission as well as former Group Managing Director, Polaris Bank PLC and candidate in the upcoming Lagos state senatorial election, Tokunbo Abiru (represented by Bankole Abiru) including other notable dignitaries.
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