PapaBrowne:
Lets use the interesting power of social media to make a difference in this man's life. Just for the sake of it.

My recommendations are:

truthspeaks:
Meanwhile, sum civil servant cld be collecting his pension

armadeo:
Lies.


The last paragraph showed that he is a no good drunkard.

Sometimes he drinks and smokes because of lack of family care. Unrepentant drunkard.


Am suretyhe family abandoned him due to his activities and here is is lying against them.



How hard is it for the park to transport you to your family.


Lying at such an age tell a lot about you old soldier

YelloweWest:

Its because of people like you that's why this man is suffering.

danidee10:


Don't blame him....even bubu can't remember his own phone number at 72

magicminister:
[size=18pt]bullshot!

if he was a good father and loving husband, his family would not have deserted him.
He was probably the type that would beat his wife and provide nothing for his children. Lot of military men are like that. I have no pity for him cos he wasted his youth and ended under the bridge. NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY HEADACHE![/size]

kilokeys:
If he lost ID card.. Did he loose his service number?

SmartMugu:

Why did you say that? With his service number, he should be able to request a new ID and didn't have to suffer because he lost a common ID.

kilokeys:
If he lost ID card.. Did he loose his service number?

Modenzy:
Who send am? Him no get chldrn?

YelloweWest:

That's in a civilised society it's not so easy in Nigeria. Remember this man's record is most likely not on any database systems. It would entail opening old files that might even have been destroyed or lost.
My dad had a similar issue as a retired foreign office. So I can relate

magicminister:
[size=18pt]bullshot!

if he was a good father and loving husband, his family would not have deserted him.
He was probably the type that would beat his wife and provide nothing for his children. Lot of military men are like that. I have no pity for him cos he wasted his youth and ended under the bridge. NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY HEADACHE![/size]


p.s.
you don't need money to be a good husband and a loving father.
u can be the poorest man in the world and show immense care and dedication to your family.

OkwuruOKARISIA:
but is this not a political criticism GEJ was playing then?

PapaBrowne:
Lets use the interesting power of social media to make a difference in this man's life. Not Just for the sake of it but to show that we can use Nairaland to achieve good things.

These are his words:
I do not have money to rent any house again. I want the government to help me. I do not have any sickness. I am not taking any injection. I only need help,” he added.

We can change his story. We can use him as a starting point for expressing the power to do good that we wield as a people of social media.

My recommendation is simple.
We start out an old folks home with him as the first member. There are loads of old folks like him suffering with no family to turn to.
All we need is to rent a place and provide the basics for living. We get volunteers from churches & mosques to take care of these folks and provide the care they need.

It would cost a lot. Probably a couple hundreds of thousands. With collaboration, we can raise whatever is required. If 1000 if us put up 1k each, we would have 1m already. And that would go more than a long way.

I don't know if I am making any sense but I am pretty passionate about using the collaborative power of social media to achieve good in society. And I feel we can start out with any story. And this old man's story is a good one.

If you think this is possible, show support by commenting and sharing your ideas on how to achieve this.

For me, for every like this post gets, I will be giving 200 Naira towards this old man's welfare. That is 200 Naira let like. 20,000 Naira for 100 likes. And yes, 200,000 for 1000 likes. And I mean every word if it.

YelloweWest:

Its because of people like you that's why this man is suffering.

Buhdeuce:


How old are you

SkinnyDude:
he's actually making sense

magicminister:
[size=18pt]bullshot!

if he was a good father and loving husband, his family would not have deserted him.
He was probably the type that would beat his wife and provide nothing for his children. Lot of military men are like that. I have no pity for him cos he wasted his youth and ended under the bridge. NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY HEADACHE![/size]


p.s.
you don't need money to be a good husband and a loving father.
u can be the poorest man in the world and show immense care and dedication to your family.

armadeo:
Lies.


The last paragraph showed that he is a no good drunkard.

Sometimes he drinks and smokes because of lack of family care. Unrepentant drunkard.


Am suretyhe family abandoned him due to his activities and here is is lying against them.

How hard is it for the park to transport you to your family.


Lying at such an age tell a lot about you old soldier

kilokeys:
If he lost ID card.. Did he loose his service number?

danidee10:

Don't blame him....even bubu can't remember his own phone number at 72

barnabas91:

mr man you ar sounding 2 me like u can abadon ur father of 83 even if he is a deep drunker.
Guy av a heart
may u live an old age with ur family and ur home in good health in Jesus name
maybe its a way God is using for him to reconcile with his family, nt everybody live 2 that age (83)
whr is d strength 4 em to work

PapaBrowne:
Lets use the interesting power of social media to make a difference in this man's life. Not Just for the sake of it but to show that we can use Nairaland to achieve good things.

These are his words:
I do not have money to rent any house again. I want the government to help me. I do not have any sickness. I am not taking any injection. I only need help,” he added.

We can change his story. We can use him as a starting point for expressing the power to do good that we wield as a people of social media.

My recommendation is simple.
We start out an old folks home with him as the first member. There are loads of old folks like him suffering with no family to turn to.
All we need is to rent a place and provide the basics for living. We get volunteers from churches & mosques to take care of these folks and provide the care they need.

It would cost a lot. Probably a couple hundreds of thousands. With collaboration, we can raise whatever is required. If 1000 if us put up 1k each, we would have 1m already. And that would go more than a long way.

I don't know if I am making any sense but I am pretty passionate about using the collaborative power of social media to achieve good in society. And I feel we can start out with any story. And this old man's story is a good one.

If you think this is possible, show support by commenting and sharing your ideas on how to achieve this.

For me, for every like this post gets, I will be giving 200 Naira towards this old man's welfare. That is 200 Naira let like. 20,000 Naira for 100 likes. And yes, 200,000 for 1000 likes. And I mean every word if it.

glossy6:


Did you ask bubu for his phone no and he told you that he forgot?

RadicallyBlunt:
In spite of my challenges o God, I can never thank you enough for shelter, food, clothing and a family to call my own.

Life has 2 sides, it turns its rosy side to some and thorns to others.

Daddy yusuf, help will reach u soon sir.