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By Sunny A. David, Awka
Seventeen vulnerable residents across five villages in Obosi Ukwalla, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, have received food items and cash support from the Prestigious Otu Odu Obosi Cultural Society.
The gesture sparked excitement among beneficiaries and community members.
The Group, made up of the highest-ranking titled women in Obosi, embarked on the outreach to help relieve the widespread hunger and hardship affecting many families in the country.
Leader of the society, Isimuo Nkechinyere Okeke Ugochukwu, explained that the 2025 empowerment effort was inspired by the rising economic challenges, which have forced many families into severe deprivation.
“We chose to reach out to some destitute persons in our midst because of the extreme hardship in the country. Hunger has pushed many children into street hawking just to support their parents,” she said. “Some of the beneficiaries are stroke patients, bedridden and without support.”
She highlighted the distribution across the villages: three beneficiaries in Mmakwum, two in Uruowulu, four in Ire, two in Ugamuma, and four in Umuota. Each beneficiary received rice, yam, tomatoes, onions, and cash.
Secretary of the group, Mrs. Chinelo Okenwa (Iyom Dinyelugo), revealed that this was the first time the society was embarking on such an empowerment initiative.
She added that next year’s outreach would extend to orphanages, hospitals, and more indigent families.
The spokesperson, Mrs. Adaobi Maduegbuna (Iyom Ugegbediya), noted that beneficiaries were carefully selected from all the villages to ensure that only the most vulnerable received support.
She appealed to well-meaning sons and daughters of Obosi to partner with the group in future projects.
According to her, “Supporting this initiative will uplift more indigent people and promote Obosi’s cultural heritage. We want this to inspire other communities the way our Ito Ogbo Obosi festival has done.”
She also disclosed the group’s financial contribution to Obosi’s two security outfits MACOB and the Vigilante Group describing the donation as unprecedented.
Representing the Eze Iweka Palace, Nze Okenwa Shedrach Igwebuike (Ugoeju), commended the group for its compassion and initiative.
He highlighted the revered status of Otu Odu women in Obosi, comparing their traditional roles to those of the Nze na Ozo male title holders.
He described Otu Odu as the highest title for women in Obosi, forming an important part of the town’s traditional governance structure.
He praised the group for initiating a charity project of such magnitude for the first time.
Overjoyed beneficiaries received the items at their homes and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the titled women, praying for God’s blessings upon them for remembering the poor during difficult times.
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