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Posted July 03, 2021

PHOTOS SPEAKS AS THE OMARAKAS DOLES OUT CASH TO 50 WIDOWS IN HONOUR OF ILLUSTRIOUS FATHER, OKAKURO LONDON OMORAKA

In Honour of their illustrious father, Okakuro London Omoraka, the Omoraka family today under the Chief London Omoraka Foundation, a foundation set up to honour their father, whose mission is to bring support to the less privilege and the vulnerable people, doled out cash foundation doled out cash to 50 widows from across the villages in Okpe land.

The son of the late Chief, Chief Dickson Omoraka said in a statement on Saturday that the gesture was part of his efforts to empower and rehabilitate widows whose livelihood had been cut short by their husband's dismiss.

"Our mission is to bring support to the less privileged and vulnerable people that is why we aim at re-integrating women with a particular focus on widows through the strategy tagged 'C.A.R.E.' (Counselling, Advisory, Rehabilitation and Empowerment)", he said.

He told the crowd how the idea for the foundation started " my younger brother, Mr. Okefe Omoraka suggested it and when I saw that it stood for all what papa stood for, touching lives, I embraced it.".

Chief Dickson also emphasized how their father was a caring man who went the extra efforts to educate them, adding that he also left a landed property for each of them.

On modalities for picking the beneficiaries, he said they felt it was not proper to just select widows from only his Community, that was why oth Okpe communities were handed five slot each, saying that the cash should be accepted in good faith. Professor Tonukari who also spoke on life and times of the late Chief, praise the children for carrying out the rich legacy of their father.

Upon receiving the empowerment cash, the women could not help praying for the Omorakas while some who could not hold back their joy broke into song praising Chief London Omoraka and the children. The Late Okanuro London Omoraka passed on two years ago is well renowned for his contribution to humanity and this is one of the many possible traits that his offsprings have emulated from their prominent father.