Yuletide season: THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS RECEIVE CHICKENS, BAGS OF RICE FROM EDO SSG
Ahead of Christmas, thousands of residents have gathered at the residence of Barrister Osarodion Ogie to benefit from his annual distribution of chickens, bags of rice and other food items. Ogie, the Secretary to Edo State Government, is seen by many as a philanthropist following his usual magnanimity and show of kindness to people. The first phase of the distribution was said to have commenced on Wednesday. At press time on Saturday, 24th of December, it was discovered that many residents from Ikpoba Hill axis, Evbuotubu, Ugbiyokho, St. Saviour and Upper Sakponba thronged in their number to receive their christmas packages. The development however caused traffic snarls in the area leading motorists to take alternative routes. The leadership of Initiative for Youth Awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Reintegration (IYAMIDR) who has been following the activities of the SSG said the number which turned in this year tripled the previous years. The Executive Director ...