A non profit making organization known as City 2 Village international initiative has announced her intentions to distribute food items to the indigenes of Abiriba community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State.
The convener of the program Dr. Nyiema Obidiya Carter Eme, said the idea behind the initiative was to show love, care and concern to members of the community.
She revealed that the program which has been on for some years, is specially targeted to assist widows, the aged and children.
She said, "This year we have some food items for our people, like rice,beans, cows, life chicken and higine items for the women.
"We will also distribute tooth paste and brushes. So we are really trying to contribute to the women and support their families. Our Target are children, widows and the aged.
"We intend to extend what we are doing to the people from igbere, Ohafia and other communities.
Also speaking the husband of the convener, Chief Eme Uche Eme, ( Okpugo Abiriba ) who organized a resounding reception for his wife on her arrival from the United States of America, said the City 2 Village initiative was an idea formulated by Obidiya, to give motherly blessings to the community members.
According to him, "We lately met and it's a tradition here that when she comes to visit Abiriba that we do a little funfare for her.
"I know whether she is here or in America too, all her waking time and efforts is for Abiriba. All her thoughts are for good and how she will make it better and specially for the under previllege under the sponsorship of City 2 Village International Initiative.
"She comes home and try to give back of the blessings of a home
to our community that's why any time she comes home, I will like to make it a celebration.
"City 2 Village international initiative is an idea formulated and brought about by Obidiya and not by me. I'm only a cheer leader by the side and as a cheer I will want to encourage her to do more.
I Saw great similarities between Africa and America - Redeemer
The convener's friend Miss Jacqueline Redeemer, expressed a great joy for visiting Africa for the first time.
Redeemer, who hails from California city USA said her general impression of the people She saw in Africa was that of beauty, adding that she also saw a great similarities between Africans and the Americans.
In her own words, "I'm a friend of Obidiya and I'm honoured to join her home.
"Chief Eme and Obidiya has been such a blessing to the community, she spoke a lot about what she does for the village and I just believe it's my opportunity to come and stand with her to bring Joy to those that deserves honour and give hope to the widows, the aged and children.
"I'm a little overwhelmed right now. My heart and soul is overwhelmed.
Coming home to Africa is such a great joy. The only thing I will have to impact here is the love of God in my heart and however he chose for me to do that, I will be obdident and do it.
"I remember when I was descending from the aeroplane as I was seeing the sun setting, my impression of the people I saw was beauty. My impression of the people I was looking at their eyes, they looked like my uncles. They looked like my friends in school from the elementary.
"l saw a lot of similarities and for me coming from the United States of America I thought before coming here the journey, my ancestors have to take to come to America not by choice, and I asked myself what an honour for me to come to Africa by choice,so I'm ready to take whatever Africa has and ready to give whatever God has bestowed me with.
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