Hon. Magnus Edeh unveils new NGO, disburses first ₦7.5M in Aninri
Member representing Aninri at the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Magnus Edeh, has unveiled a new foundation.
Unveiling its name – Magnus Edeh Foundation (MEF) – the lawmaker explained that the initiative stemmed from his concern for poor women and youths in the constituency.
“Before now, we’ve been contributing as little as we could behind the cameras. We invite you today not for any show off. Rather, it’s for the purpose of making this particular initiative public because we want everything to be transparent.
“Magnus Edeh Foundation is for the people of Aninri, not a political party thing,” he said.
Almost a camera-shy type, Engr Magnus Edeh has contributed immensely to the needy in Aninri but has refused making those interventions public. Months ago, he donated school uniforms and sandals to 214 pupils at St. Theresa school, Nenwe.
Thanking him for “remembering [his] people at this critical times and Yuletide,” Rev. Father Kennedy praise the Assemblyman for “rare quality” he said typical Nigerian politicians lacked.
The Catholic clergyman confirmed that party affiliations was not considered in selecting the first batch of almost 140 people who received ₦50,000 each.
Also at the event were the President of Aninri chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo and former council’s deputy chairman, Hon. Okechukwu Njoku-Oti; representatives of council of Aninri traditional rulers; Catholic and Anglican priests; Pentecostal clergymen, qand other major stakeholders in the zone.
