Establish special endowment funds, take care of old abandoned persons- Ekiti State first lady,Bisi Fayemi advice churches
Mrs Fayemi gave the advice on Thursday at Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church, Ikere Ekiti during the burial of her adopted mother, Mrs Rachael Jolaade Osho.
Addressing the congregation, Mrs Fayemi said: “I want churches, particularly this church where Mama attended to initiate an endowment fund to take care of the poor. “When I met Mrs Osho, we later found out that many of the old people are abandoned as a result of being childless or being neglected by children for lack of means across the state.Mrs Fayemi promised that the government of her husband, Dr Kayode Fayemi, would be ready to contribute any amount to support such Initiative, saying “this will help the poverty alleviation programme of the government”, she said.
Commenting on the life of the late Mrs Osho, the Cleric said: “she lived a life worthy of emulation. We learnt a lot of good things from her. She was devoted to the church”.
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