Wife Of Hero Who Died Saving 6 In Boat Mishap Cries: ‘rivers Gov’t Hasn’t Kept Promises

Mrs. Blessing Blackson is the wife of late Joe Blackson, who saved 13 passengers, but lost his life during a boat accident that claimed the lives of six persons, in July last year. One year after his death, the family of the unsung hero still misses their bread winner dearly.

Daily Trust: How has it been since the death of your husband?

Mrs. Blessing Blackson: Life has not been the same since I lost my husband. It has not been easy, especially because he was the father of the family and our breadwinner. His death has created a big vacuum in the family. All the same, we thank God for keeping us alive and for sustaining us.

DT: A few days after his death, the Rivers State governor promised automatic employment for you and also to take care of the children’s education. Have these promises been fulfilled?

Blackson: No. Nothing has been done. The promises haves not been fulfilled. DT: Why? Blackson: I don’t know. But I know that the governor is a good man and noted for keeping his promises. He is a very busy man and may have forgotten but I know that God will touch his heart to fulfill the promises made to this family.

DT: Have you made inquiries on why the promise is yet to be fulfilled?

Blackson: I have tried on my own to reach out to the government on this matter but nothing has happened yet. I have written letters which were addressed to the Chairman of Degema Local Government Council. I was also advised to meet the Head of Service. I tried severally but nothing has come my way. However, I was able to meet the Deputy Governor who advised me to write another letter to the governor on the promise. I have written the letter and the Deputy Governor promised to follow it up.

DT: I learnt that you set up a foundation in honour of your late husband

Blackson: Yes, I set up a foundation, as well as a swimming academy, which was launched on the 29th of last month to commemorate the one year anniversary of my husband’s death. The foundation is to teach both children and adults the rudiments of swimming in order to prevent what happened to my husband happening to others. I have started a process for the project but I need fund to implement it. I am working towards building an Olympic size swimming pool for the academy. I want to appeal to the state to come to our aid by fulfilling all the promises made to the family. My daughter will start school in September and I need fund to enroll her in school and also sustain my family.

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This hero's family deserves all the assistance it can get.



FTC !!
Dedicated to this wonderful human being and hero that paid the supreme price!!!!!

Reminds me of the popular 'die for nigerian at your own peril' quote.
A man sacrificed his dear life for others and nothing has been done to repay his bereaved family.
A stupid,unconcerned,inhumame and non-chalant gov. Wike steps forward and makes an unfulfiled promise just to calm tensions and make people see him as a compassionate man.
Must all politicians be cruel?
Must one be so heartless to become a politician?
Afterall the bereaved is not your son.
God will will surely repay his family for his kind gestures.
Sorry for the loss.I TRULY wish I could help.

That's the Nigerian Govt for you.

Nigeria where it takes less than a week to forget heroes

With this her outcry, very sure the appropriate authority will soon locate her for neccessary action.

Thanks to social media.

This reminds me of that little girl in zamfara that treks about 8km to school daily and later got assistance when her case went viral on social media.

Hopefully, same will be your case by God's grace.

Such a beautiful family.

What will it cost Wike to employ this woman?

Die for Nigeria at your own risk.

Something should be done ASAP

Promise and fail every where. I suspect Even the General Elemele wife have not been given a dime. Gov wike should stop promising without the intention of redeeming his promises. High hope all the time.

even as patriotic as i am, am sorry to say this, its not worth it to die for Nigeria, but the cause the man died for is worth emulating, its more better to die saving life's than to die for the Nigerian cause, Many Nigerians are selfish, proud and unrepentant, thats why you can never see me at any sort of protest.

Nigeria doesn't know how to honor great people only the corrupt ones..I pray this reaches rivers government.. And please let her be given a good parasratal not ministry .he saved lives for Goodness's sske the least u can do is make His kids comfortable

SHE DIDNT ASK FOR MONEY SHE ASKED FOR JOB SO WHAT IS THE DELAY ABOUT ..BUT THEY KNOE HOW TO GIVE THEIR KIDS BIG PARASTATALS MSCHEEW

Mr. Substandard project is busy looting.

This is the last tenure. No time. He needs to loot big and barely has time.

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After they would say we should be patriotic

the woman is beautiful

God bless and provide for your family mam.


Your husband was a hero





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Lots of unsung heroes and unfulfilled promises to them. May God be with you and make the journey an easy one for you.

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Really

I don't like to say this but it's the reality

Nigerians are not worth dying for...

I was expecting her to say that the survivors helped her a lot but she did not mention it i.e even the ones the husband saved did not help her talkless of the government..

In your next life,tell Ur husband James bond na fake o......

Think of your family first before taking drastic actions

When you have a good person as a Governor, the people that he surrounds himself with or his representatives will want to frustrate his good efforts by working against his good plans. They will smile when he is initiating it but will ensure its execution becomes a failure. The case of this woman is an example

I think calling more on the public than relying on the govt will get the dream of the foundation running in good time

Innocent family..wicked Nigerian government,,they should nt have promised her anything instead of keeping her waiting this long,,if na BBnija winner now,,dey for don invite am give am one big brown envelope..

In Nigeria, I don't intend to play hero at the expense of self or family.

If me and my girlfriend dey waka for street and Ekuke bark and charge at us, I will run with Usain Bolt dexterity before I even realise a babe was with me. in so doing, I have been able to save my self for a future family

Don't over play heroism.

Shame on the gov't for making empty promises and abandoning his family.

That man deserves to be honored [name a street or something after him in his memory] and the family he left behind taken care of financially.

River State government should do something urgent to save this woman and the beautiful kids.

Ijawwomaninoyo:
Die for Nigeria at your own risk.

He didn't die for Nigeria! He died for humanity!!!