Hon. Mpakaboari LongJohn Hosts 1st Annual Outreach For Widows

On Christmas Day 2021, over 250 Widows, single mothers and the less privileged gathered at the residence of Hon. Mpakaboari LongJohn in Kalabari land, Rivers State.

They sang and danced with joy while chanting praises to God appreciating him as they received free medical check ups, diagnosis and treatment for various ailments like high blood pressure, cholesterol, malaria, bacterial and fungal infections, eye problems and free medication to go.

The women also received free breast and cervical cancer screening too.

After the medical check ups each person was sent home with a cash gifts of N10,000 each, food items like Rice, Beans, Garri, Onions, Noodles and articles of clothing.

Hon. Mpaka promised to make the outreach an annual event that will occur every Christmas Day.

“This outreach is my own way of helping those widows and mothers who have nobody to help them out. And from next year it will an annual event that will be organized through the MPAKABOARI LONGJOHN FOUNDATION,” he said.

“I want to use this medium to complement efforts of the state government in alleviating the plights of the less privileged and helpless,” the Honourable added.

Speaking to our reporter, Hon. LongJohn said watching the women singing songs of thanksgiving and dancing with happiness gave him great satisfaction, especially with the tough economic situation brought on by the covid pandemic restrictions and lockdown.

The businessman and philanthropist said it is the hand and grace of God in his life that inspires him to do works of charity.

“All women are life givers and the foundation of the world so they should be taken care of and nurtured,” he said.