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A non-governmental organization, the Care People Foundation recently celebrated the 80th birthday of its grand patron, Dr Bode Olajumoke with free distribution of wheelchairs and foodstuffs to widows.
The event, which took place in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, witnessed the distribution of eight wheelchairs to people with disabilities, including children.
More than 20 widows were also supplied with free foodstuffs, while other attendees were treated to free food and drinks.
Some of the beneficiaries of the wheelchairs while chatting with the media commended the Care People Foundation for the humanitarian gesture and prayed for long life for Dr Olajumoke.
One of the beneficiaries, Mr Tijani Saheed thanked the Care People Foundation, noting that with the brand new wheelchair, he would be able to do whatever he wants to do with little assistance from other people.
He prayed the Almighty God to grant Dr Olajumoke more years ahead.
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Speaking at the occasion, the President of Care People Foundation, Revd Paul Tunde Tioluwani Lesekese described Dr Olajumoke as a person that supports the poor genuinely.
“He is an achiever of note. A statesman and a person that has the interest of Nigeria at heart. He is a man with high intelligence and an eye for details. He is also a man with heart of kindness and a philanthropist of note.
“He is the Grand Patron of Care People Foundation and he is the one that bankrolled majorly most of the foundation’s projects. Till dates he still supports what we are doing.
“He built a Centre for us, ‘Dr Bode Olajumoke Centre for Disabled People and Orphanage’. So we feel the best way to celebrate him as he clocks 80 years is to give to the less privileged people in the society,” he said.
Dr. Bode Olajumoke was born in Lagos on July 1, 1944. He was elected Senator in the fifth National Assembly (2003–2007), representing Ondo North Senatorial District, and was reelected in 2007 for a further four-year term.
