This makes it the fourth since 2015, as the wife of the Delta State Governor and founder, 05 Initiative, Dame Edith Okowa, put smiles on the faces of inmates including men and officers of the Command who were elated during the distribution of the medical items to the five Correctional Centres.
Dame Okowa, on Tuesday 8th December 2020, while presenting the medical items to the Comptroller of the State Command, Ovie Esezobor, said it was part of the Initiative’s programme to reach out to the helpless in the Correctional Centres.
“Through our visits to the Correctional Centres to distribute food items and to share the gospel, we discovered that most of the inmates were not looking healthy and that formed the basis for our decision to reach out with medications through the State Drug Revolving Fund”, she said.
The wife of the governor further explained that the medications being handed over were to be shared among the five correctional centres in the state, according to the number of inmates in each Centre.
Dame Okowa, extended her appreciation to the state Ministry of Health, headed by the Commissioner, Dr. Mordi Ononye, for making provision for face masks, hand sanitizers and thermometers to go along with the drugs being distributed.
On his part, Ononye noted that the 05 Initiative had been one of the strongest stakeholders in the health sector, “they having continued to drive health programmes”.
“The O5 Initiative has made the work of ensuring quality health care for all Deltans easier for the ministry and we assure that as a ministry, we will continue to give our support to the Initiative”, he said.
The State Controller, receiving the items, extended his appreciation to the wife of the Governor on behalf of the Controller General of Correction, Jafaru Ahmed.
“Even before I became the Comptroller in the state, I have heard so much about Dame Okowa and I can only say that she is nothing short of being a true mother of the less privileged.
“I pray that God would continue to enhance the 05 Initiative and we promise our commitment to quality service to ensure that peace reigns in the state, as much as it lies within our capacity”, he promised.
The event which held in the office of Her Excellency, Government House, Asaba, also witnessed the presence of the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Community Development, Mrs. Flora Alantan and her Permanent Secretary cum Dieector General, 05 Initiative, Mrs. Oghenekevwe.
Also present were the Commissioner for Technical Education, Mrs. Gbugbemi Ikolo, State PDP Women Leader, Mrs. Kawulia Omoko, amongst others.
