Earlier today, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, honored Pastor Jerry Eze and his wife with his presence as he joined them in a community outreach organized by the Jerry Eze Foundation at LG Community Primary School, Okoko Item, Bende LGA.
Governor Otti commended and thanked the Founder of the Jerry Eze Foundation, Pastor Jerry Eze and his wife for remembering his people, saying that the money they spent on the outreach could have been channeled to other personal projects like buying cars and houses abroad. Governor Otti said that whatever good you do to others, in one way or the other, others will do it for you.
On behalf of the Alex Otti Foundation, Governor Otti announced a donation of N5 Million in support of the outreach.
He called on the Traditional Rulers of Item to quicken the allocation of land to Pastor Jerry Eze to hasten the building of a tuition-free school he intends to build in the area so that by December 2025, he will come for the commissioning of the school.
Governor Otti thanked and paid special tribute to Pastor Onyekwere Ogba who he said fought with him to ensure that the scholarship he was given in 1989 after undergraduate was restored after it was withdrawn by some unpatriotic individuals.
Earlier in his speech, the Founder of the Jerry Eze Foundation, who is also the founder of Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze, thanked Governor Alex Otti for honoring them with his presence, describing the Governor’s presence as one of his happiest moments at the event. He went on to describe Governor Otti as a Motivator who is always concerned and involved in anything that will move the State forward.
Pastor Jerry also disclosed that he has requested the Traditional Rulers of Item to give him land to build a tuition-free model school as a way of giving back to his community and supporting the indigents. He said that his passion is to see that at least one person lives per day with joy and smiles on their face.
The outreach featured the sharing of food items and clothes, etc.
The event attracted some Government functionaries from Bende LGA like the Chairman of Abia State Civil Service Commission, Dr. Mrs. Enor Jerry Eze (Wife of Pastor Jerry Eze), State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche, State Liaison Officer at the National, Chief Chinasa Iheanyi Frank, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Governor and Immediate past Mayor of Bende LGA, Barr. Chijioke Nwankwo, the Mayor of Bende LGA, Hon. Uwabukonye Bassey among others.
Ctz. UKOHA NJOKU UKOHA
Chief Press Secretary to the Executive Governor of Abia State.
