Open letter to governor Tonye Princewill
By Shola Olatunde
The
Prince, it may interest you to know that there are handfuls or many fans of
yours who have consistently followed, monitored and read the humanitarian works
that you have been offering to women, youths (undergraduates and graduates),
the media, the less privilege etc. which to some should have accorded you a
place, by way of immortalizing you while still alive. This is yet to be done by
God knows who.
As
my role-model, I am not unaware of your charitable works. Your donation of bus
to the National Association of Ijaw Female Students, donation of computer
equipment to media organization such as the Tide Newspapers, set of computers
and undisclosed cash to the Rivers State Chapter of NUJ, sponsorship of Mr
Valentine Ohu in Broadcast Journalism, Miss Crystabel Goddy in Acting, Mr
Telema Senibo in 3D Graphics, Miss Mercy Akudo also in Acting and Mr Stanley
Kotey in 3D Graphics to the Del-York Film Academy are no longer news but have
already been archived for posterity.
Besides
these, the reading public are in the known of the various roles you played in
creating awareness for the melancholic plight of the less privileged in our
society. This can be seen in your sponsorship of NNENDA and not too long ago,
you overwhelmingly endeared yourself particularly to me when once again you
identified in no mean measure with the sponsorship of “Melody Shelters Singing
Talent Show” wherein the final events according to one Nwaorgu Faustinus saw
Godswill Orphanage of Kogi State clinching the coveted trophy and the
Championship Prize of N10M while the Runners-up, the Lifetime Orphanage of Rivers
State got the Prize of N5M. Rachael Homes, Abuja
came in third carting home the N3Mprize.Five Hundred Thousand each was given to
the other remaining five Homes as co-champions.
Your
contribution in your father’s scholarship scheme is not only resounding but
also unparalleled because it has given so many indigent youths rare privilege
to pursue their educational careers in the higher institutions. I praise God
for bringing forth your type of person into this world to use what nature has
bestowed on you to bless others.
As
I pray to God to continue to bless you, I urge you to extend your arms giving
to other orphanage homes, youths, widows, etc. that have not benefited from
your bigheartedness in your subsequent arts of charity.
In
my quiet times, I ponder specifically over the many online media sites, apart
from the social media sites, newspapers and magazines that have been in the
forefront in publicizing your activities both at home and abroad and how you
manage to foot their bill. The fact is whoever that is behind your promotion in
the media are doing great job and need to be appreciated.
As
I work towards borrowing a leaf from your charitable work, I encourage other
well-meaning individuals to emulate your philanthropic gestures so that more
and more people who would have become despondent due to the ups and downs of
life will see the brighter side of tomorrow.
Ride
on the “Prince of Philanthropy”.
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