Awka woman rehabilitated at Nteje Rehabilitation Center mentally challenged Mrs Roseline Anene becomes house owner
It was a
moment of tears of joy as the keys to a two-bedroom bungalow were handed over
to Mrs Roseline Anene, a beneficiary of the rehabilitation program of the
Caring Family Enhancement Initiative, CAFE.
The building project which was initiated by the
Transition Committee Chairman of Awka South Council Area, Sir Leo Nwuba, was to
support Mrs Anene who had successfully been rehabilitated at the Nteje
rehabilitation center for the mentally deranged, set up by the wife of the
Governor, Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano.
That was after over thirty years Mrs Anene was
declared missing by the family.
Presenting the keys to the house to the sixty-seven
year old mother of two, Chief Mrs Obiano described the story of Mrs Anene as
touching and tearful.
The Governor's wife recounted how the woman was picked
up and taken to the Nteje rehabilitation home, adding that she surprised
everybody when, after successfully responding to treatments, said she was from
Umudioka, Awka, in Awka South Council Area.
Chief Mrs Obiano, who said the CAFE project, overlooks
tribal segregations, implored people to eschew stigmatization of those who have
physical or mental disabilities or those who have recovered from such ailments.
Earlier while handing over the keys to the Governor's
wife, Sir Leo who pledged to cater for her feeding in the next one week, in
addition to financial assistance to the beneficiary, said the testimony would
not have been possible without Chief Mrs Obiano's humane disposition and
kindness.
In their separate remarks, the Member Representing
Awka South One Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Dr. Nnamdi Okafor,
his Orumba South counterpart, Princess Nikky Ugochukwu, the Commissioner for
Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, her Transport counterpart, Chief
Uchenna Okafor, a philanthropist and one of the financiers of the project,
Honourable Ifeanyi Nwigwe, said that the gesture provided clear picture of
leading by example.
They commended the wife of the Governor for giving the
needy a practical reason to smile.
For, Mrs Anene, the Governor's wife has written a
story that will transverse generations, while her son, Mr. Chukwudi Anene,
noted that the reunion with his mother has changed his life for the better.
Chief Mrs Obiano also pledged to furnish the house
with two beds, a set of furniture and two standing fans, as the Commissioner
for Transport, Chief Uche Okafor, will supplement with chairs and electronics.
Awka woman rehabilitated at Nteje Rehabilitation Center mentally challenged Mrs Roseline Anene becomes house owner
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