Easter: National Association of Seadogs donates to Charles Walker Children's Home, Uyo Correctional Center
By Abasifreke Obot
Giving material and financial support to orphanage homes and institutions has become a deep-seated and habitual characteristic of the National Association of Seadogs(NAS).
The latest unparalleled gesture of love coming from the Uyo and Eket Chapters of NAS is the donation of food items and toiletries, bags of clothes and two hundred thousand naira (N200,000) to Charles Walker Children's Home, Uyo, on Monday, April 18, 2022. The food items and toiletries included: A full bag of Garri, a bag of rice, cartons of noodles, cartons of snacks, cartons of washing and bathing soaps, tubes of toothpaste, packs of tissue paper, etc.
The National Association of Seadogs, also known as Pyrates Confraternity, founded in 1952 and also registered with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs, is a body committed to supporting human rights and justice in Nigeria.
Speaking at the children's home, the President of NAS, Uyo Chapter and former Chairman of Uruan Local Government Area, Hon. Tony Akan explained that the show of love by the confraternity was part of their deliberate and selfless efforts to ensure the children enjoy a quality life as well as assist the home to cater well for the children.
Akan, who was also accompanied by the President of NAS, Eket Chapter, Paul Ike informed of the body's interest in the welfare of the children and the progress of the home.
Akan described the confraternity as advocacy and humanitarian group, disclosing that it has its tentacles in all the States in Nigeria, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia, and Canada.
Responding, the Coordinator of the Home, Reverend Sister Matilda Inyang thanked NAS for the material and cash gifts. She further commended the body for its consistency in delivering humanitarian services.
She urged members of the body to support each other, emphasizing that with unity amongst them, they will be able to achieve their goals.
The body, which later touched down at the Uyo Correctional Centre, was received by the Assistant Controller of Corrections, Uyo, Ogueri Julius Ebereonwu.
Disclosing the purpose of their visit, Barr Mfon Etukudoh of NAS, Eket Chapter, informed the Assistant Controller of Corrections that the body was at the centre to donate bags of clothes to the inmates, which he described as one of the necessities of the inmates.
He noted that the body had thought it needful to take it upon itself to provide the inmates with clothes. Reacting, Ebereonwu lauded the Uyo and Eket Chapter of the Pyrates Confraternity for being thoughtful of the needs of the inmates.
While acknowledging the impressive humanitarian strides recorded by NAS, he solicited more support for the inmates. The clothes donated to the inmates were received by the Welfare Officer of Uyo Corrections, Uyo, Ime Ukpe, on behalf of the correctional centre.
Ukpe pledged that the clothes will be shared and used justly amongst the inmates.
