A non-governmental organisation, Neo-Black Movement (NBM), has emphasised that the organisation expended over 500 million to provide food items to widows, vulnerable and less privileged in Imo State.
This was made known by the national president of NBM, Olorogun Ese Kakor while addressing newsmen in Owerri, the capital of Imo State.
He stressed that addressing the dual challenges of poverty and inflation presents huge responsibility on government and the citizenry.
The national president submitted that the corporate objective of the organisation is to promote and preserve African culture and also carry out humanitarian services across the globe.
Olorogun Kakor stressed that in mitigating the sufferings of the people, the total responsibility should not be left in the hands of the government.
He charged corporate organisations and philanthropists to also share part of the responsibilities, so as to alleviate the hardship of the masses .
According to him, as an organisation, they have been able to reach out to the poorest households and will continue to play pivotal roles in providing succour to the vulnerable in the society .
His words, “At various times, as an organisation, we have been able to provide short term solutions that we believe can give Immediate succour to hundreds of thousands struggling with hunger and poverty. One of which the organisation carried out, where 1,000 bags of rice, 800 bags of beans, 500 tubers of yam, vegetable oil, assorted onions, noodles and other consumables were shared amongst the widows and less privileged.”
According to him, between the months of October and November 2022, NBN of Africa provided palliatives and relief materials to over 12 states within the country that were ravished with floods. The LGA’s included Oguta, Umungwa Obowo both in Imo State.
“What we are doing is part of Nation building and one of the primary objectives of Nation building is to mitigate the sufferings of the people. NBM of Africa is a Pan Africanist Organization whose aims and objectives is to promote and preserve African culture and also carry out humanitarian services wherever we find ourselves.
“In mitigating the sufferings of the people, the total responsibility should not be left in the hands of the government. corporate organisations should also share part of the responsibilities. This will go a long way in making the world a better place for mankind.