How jobless couple’s life is changing from hopelessness to hopefulness

These graduates, Mr. Isaac Oluwasanmi Olu­wadare and his wife, Com­fort’s life has changed for good since their story was carried that they gave birth to a quadruplets but were unemployed, reports www.odogwublog.com

“Since last week when Saturday Sun carried report of the birth of our quadruplets, our lives have not remained the same,” says unemployed graduate couple

Mr. Isaac Oluwasanmi Olu­wadare and his wife, Com­fort, may not have had this type and level of excitement. Since Saturday Sun published incisive report last week about Comfort’s qua­druplets on August 24, 2014, after a set of twins in 2012, there has been a del­uge of goodwill – in kind, cash and ma­terial, even promises of employment. All of this coming from far and near, across the length and breadth of the country.

Following the report, the unemployed couple and their six kids have become a sub­ject of attraction, attention and sympathy to kind-hearted Nigerians, philanthropists, char­ity and corporate organisations. They have been showering the family of eight with gift items, cash, congratulatory messages and prayers.

The couple told our correspondent that no sooner the paper hit the newsstands on that fateful Saturday morning, than readers started calling the father of the children, Oluwadare. His telephone numbers were included in the said publication.

The man, whose call woke up our cor­respondent on that morning to thank The Sun management for its service to human­ity, was seething with excitement: “I have seen your hand ooo,” he began. “Though I have not seen the paper, readers have been calling and congratulating me and my wife on the wonder that God has done in my family. In fact, it is people’s calls that woke me up from my sleep early this morning and since then my lines have been busy. Thank you for the job,” he said glowingly. “I must not wait to thank The Sun management. In fact, I want to speak with your MD so that I can thank him for the good job you people are doing at The Sun without discrimination. It’s truly Nigerians’ paper. Thank you very much,” Oluwadare said in another burst of excitement. Our correspondent gathered that the sleepy Ikeji-Arakeji town where the couple resides in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State has since become a Mecca of sorts as well-wishers from far and near have contin­ued to pay visit to bless the kids with gift items such as baby wears, foodstuff and cash.

Also, several concerned Nigerians as well as representatives of charity and corporate or­ganisations have been calling the family from all over Nigeria to congratulate them. Those, who asked for the account numbers of Mr. Oluwadare, have since sent various sums of money to cater for the children. Those who earlier promised to send money, Saturday Sun gathered, have also fulfilled their promises. Oluwadare also told our correspondent that many people have been bringing baby wears and baby food.

“Since Saturday Sun carried the report on us, our house has become a centre of attrac­tion by kind-hearted people. People from far and near have been coming to help us. Some give us money; others bring foodstuff, while others bring baby wears and foodstuffs. Sev­eral people have been calling us from all over Nigeria—Kano, Yobe, Gombe, Ondo, Kadu­na, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Abuja, Lagos, Delta, etc. Some of them have been sending money to my account after giving them my account numbers. Even, corporate and charity organ­isations have been sending us money. Many more also promised to send money. About two persons have asked me to submit my CV to them online to help me get a job.”

As at the time of filing this report, the hap­py father was still being bombarded with calls from people from different parts of Nigeria; gift items were also still pouring in and bank accounts swelling. And the couple kept pray­ing for the people on behalf of the kids.

On whether he has received any help from government, Oluwadare said he has not. However, he said he was hopful that God, who has been touching people’s hearts would also touch government‘s heart, “espe­cially in area of employment for me and my wife, so that we can nurture these children for this country. I believe they are Nigeria’s children.”

Asked if the family received this kind of help when the babies were born, man and woman said the initial help they got was in­significant, as most people did not hear the news, except the people in their locality. He enthused that it was the Saturday Sun’s report that announced the family for the bless­ings that have been pouring in full torrents.

“I believe that the children are a bless­ing from God and attracted the blessings. I think they were the ones that attracted The Sun newspaper to the family, because I nev­er knew the journalist, Mr. Clement Adeyi, in my life. I don’t know how he heard about the birth of the quadruplets. One day, my phone rang and he introduced himself to me and said he wanted to come and interview me and my wife and that was it. I can’t thank The Sun and everybody that has been help­ing us enough. May God bless all of you.” Oluwadare, who said he and his wife had drawn the curtains on child-bearing and ex­pressed satisfaction at the six that God has given to them within two years, however, prayed for those that have been expecting the gift of baby.

“I pray that God, who did this for me and my wife, will also do it for those that have been praying for the blessing,” he said. If there is one thing, though, that has been causing the couple sleepless nights, it is how to send the kids to a good school, especially now that they are both jobless. Asked what they intend to do with the money that people have been sending to them, they said that it would not be used only for feeding and main­tenance, but also, a certain percentage would be kept in a savings account for the children’s education.

“With more help from the good people of Nigeria, we are hoping to open six differ­ent accounts in different banks for each of the children, including the first set of twins. The reason is to prioritise their education ahead of anything else, God willing,” they told Saturday Sun.

Comfort, who said she was ever ready to face the challenge of preparing the kids for school on a daily basis – even when her hus­band or anybody is around to give a helping hand – enthused that the first set of twins, Taiwo and Kehinde, have since started school and are now in KG 1 in a private school in their village.