Renowned philanthropist and community builder, Barr. Boniface Agada Apochi has donated the sum of N2.5m as a financial palliative to cushion the effect of coronavirus lockdown on the people of Owukpa community.
Barr. Apochi is the Managing Director/CEO of Nigeria’s premier financial technology company, UP (otherwise known as Unified Payments).
He made this announcement in a letter addressed to the traditional ruler of Owukpa, HRH Chief Emmanuel Odeh Ad’Ogbadibo & Chairman, Ogbadibo Area Traditional Council.
IDOMA VOICE observed that those expected to benefit from the palliative include Owukpa people who are resident in Lagos, Abuja, Makurdi, Otukpo, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Jos and Kano.
His letter below.
N2.5 MILLION FINANCIAL PALLIATIVE FOR OWUKPA SONS AND DAUGHTERS
Given the current economic challenges facing Nigeria and the entire world, I would like to provide a modest support of N5,000 (Five Thousand Naira) to 500 (Five Hundred) sons and daughters of Owukpa who may require financial assistance for feeding, making a total of N2.5 million.
*Number of Beneficiaries:*
The total number of beneficiaries will be 500 drawn from the following towns/cities:
Amount per beneficiary is N5,000.
*Eligibility*
i. A beneficiary need not be a member of ODA but must be a son or daughter of Owukpa resident in any of the towns indicated above.
iii. Beneficiary should be unable to feed himself or herself during this period.
*Selection*
The National Leadership of ODA should work with the leadership of ODA in the towns/cities listed above to select the beneficiaries.
*Beneficiary Details:*
A type written list of beneficiaries in each town/city should be provided to me through ODA National Leadership with the following details:
I await the type written list for each town/city to enable me effect payment to the beneficiaries and it is my hope that the selection will follow the above criteria.
I thank you your highness and my leaders, for your service to God and our community. I pray that God Almighty will protect us and heal our land.
*Agada Boniface Apochi*
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