Anyim, Obi, Okorocha hail Offor’s Foundation
By Nwanosike Onu 2 hours 8 minutes ago
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Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State and his Imo State counterpart inability to pay Rochas Okorocha have hailed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Sir Emeka Offor’s concern for the needy.

Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SOEF),in collaboration with Books for Africa (BFA),USA distributed over one million books and educational materials to 30 universities in the country.

Over 100 secondary schools and 100 primary schools were given laptops and desktops worth over N900 million by the Foundation.

The distribution was done according to the six geo-political zones, with each benefiting school fully represented on the occasion at the Oraifite Town Hall in Ekwusigo Local Government of Anambra State at the weekend.

Director- General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Paul Orhii; former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Ernest Ndukwe; Primate of the Anglican Communion, Rev. Peter Akinola, among others, attended the event.

Anyim said the distribution of the books would afford the children the opportunity of imbibing a reading culture.

Okorocha said that life is useless without providing for the needy.

He said: “Any rich man, whose wealth does not go round is a poor man and this is the reason why I am here today.”

Obi hailed Offor’s gesture and urged the people to support the less privileged in the society.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/10592-anyim%2C-obi%2C-okorocha-hail-offor%E2%80%99s-foundation.html

Thanks mr offor

From former Julius Berger driver to a big shot businessman with interests in oil, construction and politics. Interesting world.

I am in support of all these Igbo philanthropist.

welcome development

Nice one offor. Instead of those too much spending on politicians, let the poor get some of that

Good one!

i see two aims here.
1) helping the needy and poor which should be encouraged. kudos to him.
2) Preparing the ground for an Igbo presidency, lets see how it goes

commendable !!!!

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He has come a long way from destroying all Nigeria's refineries by not executing a pinch of TAM (Turn Around Maintenance) since the IBB regime till they all collapsed from lack of repair and maintenance - I guess our memories as as short as our noses. PDP Chieftain indeed, Father of Igbo Philanthropy

However you look at it, this is commendable. We need to encourage other Nigerian Elites to take their cue from Mr. Offor.

Demdem:

i see two aims here.
1) helping the needy and poor which should be encouraged. kudos to him.
2) Preparing the ground for an Igbo presidency, lets see how it goes

Must everything have a political angle??

Good anyway, if he didn't do it, when he die the paper called money will not go with him. he used the money to buy himself good legacy.

Ofi owo ra iyi na ni ooo!

I'm rather sceptical about this Emeka Offor's Bank (Afex for those who care) is distressed and hasn't been in operation for a good few years now. I don't see how he managed the 900 million naira gesture except the sources didn't get their facts right.
I know this would be shouted down in no time but try and balance your thinking before slaughtering.
We would like a list of institutions that got the laptops and who collected it on their behalf before we begin to give praise. of course if true kudos should be given.

He, Emeka cannot be the father of Igbo philantropy by virtue of a single gesture. Do you know how much somebody like Okorocha has expended on Philantropy over the years? Some others happen and go unnoticed. But I commend Emeka Offor's gesture and the fact that he distributed it over the six geopolitical zones. I crave for detrabilized personalities like this. Even if he stole our money b4 and he later decided to return it, he is wellcome. Many others stole and buried it in their graves. I see the world's richest man coming from Nigeria someday. But, God let him be a philantropist.

;DGod bless him

This man has taking so much from the country, so giving back some of that he takes is not bad he should do more by spending 80% of what he loot in conivance with others on the chidren and less priviledged before GOD calls him.

Nigeria invest so much money to discover oil in sao tome, only for few people like Emeka to grab the business.

Ask yr self when Obaseki refused to play ball with him and Ngige too refuse to do same, did he donate anything anywhere in the country, God dey shaaa,

Over 100 secondary schools and 100 primary schools were given laptops and desktops worth over N900 million by the Foundation.

Even though i commend the efforts of the donor, but donating laptops to pry and secondary sch students is pure malapropism.An average Nigerian university student has no computer, and these are people who are expected to engage in research and all that.Why not do not the laptops to the university students?

Also, most of the books donated will find themselves in the bookshops soon, no thanks to our corrupt sec sch principals and VCs.During my time at the uni, books were donated by our US based alumni, surprisingly these books never came into the library.They were all sold.

Kudos to them anyway.

nyc one, emeka offor. Anyways only his plaza in onitcha market would generate this donation in a year. While we acknowledge that almost all nigerian billionaires made it illegally,looting,fraud,govt influenced monopoly,etc. only a few of them have eva thought of philantropist acts lyk this. Rochas,emeka offor nw. Where are billionaires from other zones?
BTW you dont eva see Ileke-idi in threads lyk this

This is really commendable

May God bless u a thousand folds. Later some idi.ots here will say Igbo's are stingy. Now what can they say about this gesture. Even Dangote hasnt done such. All we know he does is create jobs and give funds to corrupt baztard politician in the country for Campaign. Your reward is in Heaven if people down here on earth wont show gratitude for your effort

chamber2:

Even though i commend the efforts of the donor, but donating laptops to pry and secondary sch students is pure malapropism.An average Nigerian university student has no computer, and these are people who are expected to engage in research and all that.Why not do not the laptops to the university students?

Also, most of the books donated will find themselves in the bookshops soon, no thanks to our corrupt sec sch principals and VCs.During my time at the uni, books were donated by our US based alumni, surprisingly these books never came into the library.They were all sold.

Kudos to them anyway.

I also questioned the same logic when GEJ gave laptops to some secondary school students and not the schools.it was more like a gift to his people rather than for the benefit of the society.

Some fools dont appreciate good gestures.

SIR. EMEKA OFFOR God bless u for caring for the poor, live long we will continue praying for u.

IT'S ALRIGHT
YOU ARE ALL WELCOME

"If Rochas can share a portion of his wealth to the poor and they made him governor, maybe if i share a portion of mine, they might make me governor or president one day"

Kx:

Must everything have a political angle??

of course it's political. 9ja politicians are very predictable just like home videos

This is what we want in Igbo land, then we can say to hell with GEJ as toilet kitchen cabinet, Nwokem, nma-nma!!!

It saddens me a lot to see that Nigerians have come to be distrustful of wealth. As far as most Nigerians are concerned, any wealthy person among them is a thief, fraudster, criminal, monopolist, looter and all what not, Haba!!

If you make it in Nigeria today, then you must be a thief and criminal Anyways that is the damage poverty and deprivation does to people's psyche.

ZnO:

former Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Ernest Ndukwe; Primate of the Anglican Communion, Rev. Peter Akinola, among others, attended the event.

Why do these journalists misinform their readers?

1. Ernest Ndukwe is the immediate past executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission not Copyright Commission

2. Peter Akinola is the immediate past Primate of the Anglican Communion (Church of Nigeria). The present primate is Nicholas Okoh. So which of the two actually attended the event?