Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative, HOFOWEM, a pet project of the wife of Lagos State governor, Bolanle Ambode, has distributed various gift items to more than 500 children at Massey Childrens Hospital, Lagos and Sought After Childrens Orphanage Home, Langbasa Ajah, in a project tagged: Love at Christmas.
In a statement signed by Assistant Director, Public Affairs
Office of the Wife of the Governor of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Folashade Kadiri, it was revealed that children aged between one month and 15 years, got various gift items, that left them feeling happy and included in the yuletide celebration.
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| Mrs Bolanle Ambode (m), supported by CEO. HOFOWEM, Ms. Oyefunke Adeleke (L), to present Xmas gifts to Miss Oluwatimileyin Bamgbade |
Commenting on the gesture, the founder of HOFOWEM, Bolanle Ambode, noted that it was intended to put smiles on the faces of those children and integrate them into the celebration of christmas.
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Mrs Bolanle Ambode (m) supported by CEO. HOFOWEM, Ms. Oyefunke Adeleke (2nd right); and MD. Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Olugbenga Aina (r), to present Xmas gifts to Miss Zainab Kotun
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What Christmas requires of all of us, is to show love and spread happiness among everyone including children. They are young persons, they need our care and special expression of love to partake in the celebrations.
Christmas celebrations are not complete when we have not touched these children tenderly. As it were, this is just a token of love for the children from the foundation.
Speaking further, the governors wife noted that the cardinal philosophy of her foundation was to affect the lives of less-privileged persons, through interventions that bring radical improvement for them. She recalled that HOFOWEM had organized various programmes in the past, with the sole objective of putting smiles on the faces of that category of persons, promising that the foundation would unfold more children and women-friendly programmes in the coming year.
Also speaking, the commissioner for health, Dr. Jide Idris, represented by Dr. Funmilayo Shokunbi, expressed appreciation to the governors wife and the foundation, stressing that, the gesture would go a long way in putting smiles on the faces of the children.
According to him, This noble gesture goes a long way in putting not just smiles on the faces of the children, but also demonstrates your genuine love and care for them.
That you have left the comfort of your home at this period to spend time with these children, goes a long way in showing your heart of meekness, kindness and love and there is no better way to express love and integrate the children into the celebration of the yuletide, than this visit Dr Idris stressed.
The chief executive officer of the foundation, Ms. Oyefunke Adeleke, thanked the founder for graciously approving the project, aimed at providing succor for the children, stressing that HOFOWEMs agenda was about happiness for the weak and vulnerable. She hinted that many programmes had been lined up for children and women in the new year and would be unveiled one after the other.
On behalf of the parents of the children, Mr. Emmanuel Stephen, expressed deep gratitude to the governors wife and the foundation, for what they described as the great act of kindness, praying that God would reward her most generously.
