Olumba Obu unveils N400m edifice for homeless children
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu has constructed a N400 million home for disadvantaged children.
The edifice which is spearheaded by the Universal Women’s Fellowship, an arm of the spiritual organisation sits on eight plots of land in Enang Ahe community in Parliamentary Extension in Calabar Municipality and construction commenced in 2013.
The International President of the women’s group, Matriarch Victoria Imowo who disclosed this in Calabar said the edifice is called Mother Elizabeth Esu Olumba Obu Redeemed Children Home.
She said the construction followed the formal recognition of the home by the UNICEF and Cross River State government in 2015 as well as the need to collect the 380 children together in a much conducive complex informed their decision to erect the 3-storey 400 bed edifice.
Imowo described the home as a humanitarian edifice, symbol of hope for the vulnerable and a place of refuge for children and the destitute.
Imowo explained further that the massive building also has a chapel, well equipped children’s library for, an ultra-modern kitchen, state of the art laundry facilities, children’s playground, and handlers’ lodge.
In his reaction, spokesman of the BCS, Dr Amah Williams, said the home bears eloquent testimony to Leader Obu’s commitment to practically demonstrate the ideals of love, compassion and charity that He preaches daily.
He informed that the welfare home is not limited to Nigerians and will soon be replicated in other states of Nigeria and other countries.
He added that Leader Olumba Obu is committed to the ideals of love, charity and rendering selfless services to humanity, which reasons he supports humanitarian works in many countries to lessen the burden of the depressed and afflicted.
