GOVERNOR Peter Obi Sunday presented a cheque of N1 million each to 14 widows whose husbands were murdered by suspected Boko Haram members in Mubi, Adamawa State, thereby redeeming the promise he made last week.

He presented the cheques after a church service at St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Adazi-Nnukwu where he also warned against people trying to make political gains out of the Mubi incident.

Obi, who attended the church service in company of his wife, Margaret and member representing Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia federal constituency, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, said the Adamawa State government promised to pay compensation to the victims.

While calling on the people of Anambra State to remember those who died in prayers and assist their families in any way possible to enable them move on with life, the governor commended the people of Adazi-Nnukwu for maintaining calm in the face of the unfortunate development and advised against revenge of any sort, saying “vengeance is God’s.”

The senator representing Anambra Central, Dr. Chris Ngige who also attended the church service, commended Obi for what he described as his show of compassion, noting that “politics or no politics, whoever is doing good should be commended.”

According to him, Obi was doing what he was elected to do and that he would do the same thing if he were in Obi’s shoes.
One of the widows, Mrs. Eugenia Okpala said the governor had wiped their tears, adding that they had heard so much about his compassionate nature and how hostile he was to those who wanted to loot the state treasury.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/obi-gives-n1m-each-to-widows-of-mubi-massacre/

Well done Obi! Your action is quite commendable.

Why did Akpabio's gift make the front page?

May God richly bless Obi for this kind gesture

this is how we show love

Yes, love SELECTIVELY . . . that is how you  show love!

Anyways, I hope the Government ensures to find justice for the dead.

Kobojunkie:

Yes, love SELECTIVELY . . . that is how you  show love!

Anyways, I hope the Government ensures to find justice for the dead.

How?

Anyways I heard you are from Anambra. How manage? lol

Stupid fools. What we do here is to wait for them to kill us so that govt will pay our wives. How about holding adamawa govt responsible so that such wont repeat itself. I m beginning to like wha gov t a orji did in abia. Let everybody go to his tribe and work. Nigeria as a structure is collapsing and falling on top of fools.

Good gesture from Obi. But this is medicine after death.

good one Obi

Atal,atal naim bad pass, be appreciate nigerians and commend the governor, the deed has already been done, what we should be looking at is ways to move forward n help the affected.

Well done Governor Obi, even though money cannot bring back the dead, it can at least ameliorate the situation of the bereaved.

peter obi my man