From Judex Okoro, Calabar
The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, has completed the construction of a multi million Naiat multipurpose home in Calabar for the less privileged children in the country.
The renowned spiritual leader used the Universal Women’s Fellowship, an arm of the spiritual organisation to spearhead the welfare home project.
The edifice, which took about ten years to complete, situates on 8
-plots of land in Enang Ahe community in Parliamentary Extension in Calabar Municipality.
According to the International President of the women’s group, Matriarch Victoria Imowo, who disclosed the development to newsmen in Calabar, Cross River State, the project is called Mother Elizabeth Esu Olumba Obu Redeemed Children Home.
She said the construction followed the formal recognition of the home by the UNICEF and Cross River State government in 2015, explaining that the need arose in other to collect the 380 children together in a much conducive complex informed their decision to erect the 3-storey 400 bed edifice.
She described the home as a humanitarian edifice, symbol of hope for the vulnerable and a place of refuge for children and the destitute.
“Before now, we occupied a 1-storey building with few rooms on Ambo Street Calabar South but it was grossly inadequate for the ever increasing number of less privileged children and staff.
“Following constant visits and commendations from the state ministry of social and welfare development as well as from UNICEF, we had to pull our resources together and with robust supports from our Father, amq, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu, we acquired eight plots of land where we have now built this 400-bed multipurpose edifice which has eight spacious and fully furnished hostels.”
Imowo said that the Home was established in 2008 and fully incorporated in 2013 as a government-recognised and registered Care Home, adding that it was renamed Redeemed Children Home to reflect the work of redemption being carried out in the Care Home.
The massive building also has a chapel, well equipped children’s library for, an ultra-modern kitchen, state of the art laundry
facilities, children’s playground, and handlers’ lodge.
The multimillion-naira home in Nigeria is built for children who are orphans, destitute and vulnerable children which is equipped with modern facilities and is purpose built for the children’s comfort and safety.”