Abaja Places Ndokwa Widows On Monthly Salary

By Our Reporters

The monarch of Umukwata Kingdom, HRM Friday Abaja, has concluded arrangements to alleviate the plight of Ndokwa widows by placing them on monthly salary.

A total of 240 widows with 80 widows each from Ndokwa East, West and Ukwuani local governments, Delta State will benefit from his largesse.

To be eligible to benefit, they are expected to obtain form free of charge from the publisher of Ndokwa Vanguard. They must not be above 35 years old, must be resident in Ndokwa land, must be a mother and married to Ndokwa man among other sundry requirements. 

The business mogul and highly revered philanthropist, in a press statement, said he asked God to bless him so that he can impact on the widows and less privileged ones. 

On why he pegged the age limit to 35 years and not opened to all ages, he said by the time he does that it would be difficult for him to manage. He reasoned that those within the age limit of 35 years need assistance more than those in their 50s and above. 

However, he has been commended by the likes of the monarch of Emu kingdom HRM Johnson Ekpechi Ulu, Admiral Mike Onah (Rtd), Barr C. I Egwuenu, Chiefs Johnson Opone, President General, Ndokwa Neku Union, NNU, Joseph Olise among others for his initiative. 

King Abaja has over the years been involved in putting smiles on the faces of the people. He constructed 7.5km road, interlocked all the streets of his Umukwata community in Ukwuani with drainage, built 64 lock-up shops for his immediate community and free medical care for Ndokwa people. He built secondary school within six months after the foremost secondary school in Ndokwa, St. George’s Grammar School, Obinomba was returned to the missionaries.

Currently, he is building a prototype of Onitsha market with 300 flats and 40 warehouses to support the market added to the 4km link road he is constructing. The market and warehouses are due for commissioning in October according to King Abaja.