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Akpabio’s wife donates house to widow, promises more

Samuel Bassey by Samuel Bassey
June 16, 2018
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Akpabio’s wife donates house to widow, promises more
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Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Godswill Akpabio, wife of the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has donated a house to a widow, Madam Ekaette Friday Udo-Essiet.

The widow is from Ukana Nsasak in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

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The donation is the first in the series of houses to be donated to widows across Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District as part of the activities to mark the 10th anniversary of the Family Life Enhancement Initiative (FLEI), a non-governmental organisation which she founded while she served as the First Lady of Akwa Ibom State.

Through FLEI, Mrs Akpabio had, while serving as the First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, built and donated over 60 houses to widows across the state.

At the commissioning of the house, Mrs Akpabio said the donation of the apartment to the widow who happened to be her namesake was a visitation from God.

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She said the gesture would be extended to other women in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District.

She thanked everyone who had supported the project.

She recalled that her pet project, the Family Life Enhancement Initiative (FLEI) would mark its 10th anniversary by November 2018 and thanked God for using her as an instrument to enhance the living standard of the less-privileged in the past 10 years.

She said even though she had completed her service as the First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, she would still try to uplift the living standard of women and children in the Senatorial District to complement the effort of her husband, the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

The visibly elated beneficiary who could not hold back tears of joy, Madam Ekaette Friday Udo-Essiet, a 38 year old widow with five children, recounted how her mud and thatch house was pulled down on May 17, 2018 and in less than one month later she became the proud owner of a tastefully furnished apartment courtesy of Mrs. Akpabio.

It was disclosed that on the day the House was demolished, the builders noticed a hole in a corner of her room and upon excavation a big black snake (cobra) crawled out and was killed.

The family may have lived with the snake for many years without knowing because of the condition of the house. She showered praises on Mrs. Akpabio and appreciation to the Almighty God for using the wife of the Senate Minority Leader to change her story.

She prayed to God to continue to uphold her and her family.

Chairman of Essien Udim Local Government Area, Hon. Raphael Isobara, who described Mrs. Akpabio as “Mother Theresa” said she had proven that her generosity and assistance to the poor was not a function of the office she held.

He said the local government was proud of Mrs. Akpabio and her husband as their leaders and would continue to pray for them and support them in all their endeavours.

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