Ortom made the commendation on Tuesday in Government House Makurdi charging the other appointees in his administration to emulate Blessed Onah in reaching out to the less privileged.
According
to report, Benue State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Samuel Ortom has commended
his elswhile Adviser on Religious Affairs and civil Society, Hon. Pastor Onah
Blessed Emmanuel JP for donating a house and a motorcycle to an old widow of
Idajo-Ibilla in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State.
The
Governor promised to send a high-powered delegation on behalf of the State
Government to attend the dedication, commissioning, and official presentation
of the house to the beneficiary, Mama Abigail Ebere.
Responding,
Pastor Blessed Onah thanked the Governor and his wife, Dr. Eunice Ortom, his
friends, dependable partners, and family members who by their consistent
supports have always encouraged him in the ministry of providing succour to the
helpless, as the Lord provides over the years. While presenting pictorial
evidence to the Governor on the completion of the project, Blessed Onah
recounted how on Sunday, October 24th, 2021, he and his wife, Favour were returning
to Makurdi from Oju, they got to Idajo-Ibilla of Oju Local Government and met
an old woman of about 85 years trekking to church in another village, a
distance estimated to be 5km.
Moved with
compassion, they turned back and gave Mama a lift to her destination, the
church. Onah said as the women was stepping out of his car, the Lord whispered
to him to get a motorcycle for the old woman. The following Sunday, he and his
wife were back to the same church to present Mama with a motorcycle and N10,000
for fuelling, after which they placed her on N5,000 monthly stipend that will
run till heaven calls.
Much
later, some elders of the church sought their consent on their intention to
sell the motorcycle and use the proceeds to build a small house for Mama, their
reason being that she had been sleeping under a profusely leaking thatch house
which the tradition would not permit her husband’s family to rehabilitate due
to her widow status.
Pastor
Blessed told the concerned church elders to let the motorcycle be and promised
to raise funds to get her a small but decent house. True to his words, in six
months, the house is ready!
The man of
God is inviting children of God from all walks of life to the dedication, commissioning
and official presentation of the house to the old woman as follows.
Date:
Monday, May 2nd, 2022
Venue:
Idajo, Ibilla, Oju LGA
Time: 10
AM
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