Some nursing mothers and pregnant women at Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State have had their medical bills in the hospital paid off by a non-governmental organisation, Pega and Friends Foundation.
Similarly, Pega and Friends Foundation, has offset the medical expenses of a patient suffering from Testicular Hydrocele in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government, Ogun State.
Pega and Friends Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abraham (PEGA), a Nigerian from Ogun state. Pega & Friends Foundation has a reputation for bringing together great people of likeminds with the aim of channeling all available resources to help less privileged persons in society.
The foundation’s latest humanitarian works were done across the nation which include Adeoyo Maternity Hospital in Ibadan, where the foundation under the leadership of Prince Gbenga Ekunola offset medical bills of some patients and nursing mothers in the hospital, and another patient of Testicular Hydrocele in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government, Ogun State. The foundation further extended financial support to a pupil of Ibadan Municipal Grammar Basic primary School (I.M.G), Moor Plantation, Apata-Ibadan who was involved in a fire accident.
In their usual character, the foundation members in their hundreds moved into the compound of Jesus Children Missions Outreach at New Bodija, Ibadan, where materials of different kind and food items were donated to the orphans, to marked the foundation annual get-together with the children of the orphanage, the adopted children of the foundation were not left out of the occasion.
On a propitious day that will forever stay ingrained in the memory of the beneficiaries of Pega and Friends foundation welfare package, Prince Ekunola Gbenga, said the assistance was in furtherance of the organization’s mission statement, to help and empower less privileged persons in the country.
PEGA said that since its inception in 2010 that the Foundation has committed its resources and time to alleviating poverty, hopelessness, Hunger and sickness in the society, stressing that the greater majority of its beneficiaries have been the downtrodden ones.
Ekunola, said that Pega and Friends Foundation, has beamed a new ray of light and hope to the children of Jesus Children Missions Outreach, New Bodija, Ibadan of the support rendered to them by the foundation.
Speaking after the charity obligation to its beneficiaries across the country, the founder and the director of the foundation Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abraham (PEGA), noted further that the foundation was focused at enhancing the quality of life of Nigerians by promote health, socio-economic development and status of vulnerable and disadvantaged women, children, youths and men in community and welfare, character management & rehabilitation programs for inmates.
He said, “We go round Nigeria to help the underprivileged in the society and this we have been doing over the years. To change our society and make the world a better place we must love, give and share no matter how small.”
In appreciation to Pega and Friends Foundation, the representative of Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Ibadan Mrs. Adebola Debora Abimbola praised the NGO for its gesture, saying that it had set a pace for others to follow.
The patients expressed their gratitude to the NGO for paying their hospitals bills. They prayed God to grant those behind the NGO their heart desires.
They prayed God to guide and protect the members of the Pega and friends foundation and as well reward them.
Also Mr. Abraham Johnson and his wife of Jesus Children Missions Outreach at New Bodija, Ibadan expressed their appreciation to the Foundation for organising the fun-packed event, Madam Johnson on behalf of the orphanage home commended the foundation for their show of affection and love to the children, stating that the children would forever remember this wonderful experience.
Other side attractions of the programme was the get-together party and general meeting among members of the Foundation to roundup the occasion, dignitaries at the get-together include: His Royal Majesty Oba Samuel Olukayode Sodimu, the Olu of Sunren-Olorunsogo Egbaland; His Royal Majesty Oba Ololade Makinde, the Olu of Iwoye-Yewa, Ogun state; Barrister Biyi Otegbeye of Regency Alliance; Assistant Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Obafaiye Shem; and the Commandant of NSCDC, Oyo State Commandant Adaraleye Tayo; among others, they all applauded the initiative of Prince Ekunola Gbenga and urged him never to look back on his evangelism to make the lives better for others.
Finally, Prince Ekunola appreciated all the members of the foundation for their support towards the successful execution of 2021 charity obligation programme, “without your support, prayers and encouragement this program may not be possible, I sincerely appreciate you all”.
