Widows get bags of rice, cash in Osun

Some poor widows in Iresi town, Osun State have received bags of rice and cash as part of support to cushion the hardship occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.

The beneficiaries said the palliative distributed by the state government during the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 did not reach them.

The Iya Sunna (leader of Muslim women) in the community, Alhaja Balkis Agboola and Deaconess Rebecca Oguntomi who spoke on behalf of Christian women in the community expressed gratitude to the donor for the gesture.

The founder of African Diabetes Education Program (ADEP), Mrs. Adekemi Adejare made the food donation while her husband, Prof. Adeboye Adejare, also donated to cash to the widows

She said “I grew up in this community and I’m very passionate about the people here. We are using the Non-governmental organisation, African Diabetes Education Program (ADEP) to help these widows in this community.”