…Seeks aid for surgery of conjoined twins, others.
A new Director General for the Imo Foundation, Hon. Mrs. Beulah Chukwuma,has resumed office with a promise to impact on the lives of the people.
The foundation is a humanitarian agency set up by the Imo State government.
Speaking to newsmen in her office at Hospital road, Umuguma, Owerri wednesday, Hon. Chukwuma said that her passion to impact and save lives afforded her the appointment.
The ex banker and Chartered Accountant applauded His Excellency, Governor Hope Uzodinma for finding her worthy for the appointment, promising to live up to expectations in the overall good of the people.
“You know His Excellency is a very wise man. I am of a strong opinion that he really knows what he wants to do here. And because nobody can care for the needy more than a mother. And I am a mother. That’s the quality he saw and made him to say, let this lady come here.” She said.
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She also used the opportunity to highlight some of the cases being currently handled by the Foundation, including the conjoined twins who lost their mother after delivery and need huge financial assistance for their surgery.
She said, “For instance, coming here immediately, I met on ground a major case we are managing now. We have a family that is here now, children, co-joined twins. Now we are working to separate them. We are reaching out to quickly get their surgery done. So that they can begin to enjoy and live a better life.
“Government is very supportive but now, we need to go beyond government. We need to reach out to organizations, individuals that are public spirited to come to our aid in addition to what the government is doing for us.”
The former Manager of Access and Keystone banks further states that the foundation is poised with the collective support from spirited public, NGOs, government organizations to succeed.
She went on to advise the people to adhere strictly to the hand washing hygiene and other precautionary measures of combating the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic, insisting that all hands must be on deck towards eradicating the virus.
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