The wife of Enugu State governor, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi, has announced that the Children’s Annual Vacation Camp organized by her pet project- Ugo Touch of Life(U-TOLF) – in partnership with Nigeria Breweries Ltd will be made an annual event.
Mrs Ugwuanyi gave this assurance during the closing ceremony of this year’s version of the vacation camping which was attended by over two hundred children drawn from different schools in the seventeen local government councils of Enugu state.
She noted that the U-TOLF/Maltina Children’s Vacation Camp (CHIVAC) was created as an avenue to bring children from different parts of the state together with a view to impacting them with life sustaining skills that will equip them for the future.
In her words, “I urge you to make proper use of the skills learnt during the four day camping period in your future endeavors.”
Master Chidi Okoye on behalf of the other children at the camp thanked Mrs. Ugwuanyi for the motherly love she extended to children of Enugu State, and wished her God’s guidance and protection.
Speaking at a church service to mark the end of CHIVAC 2016 event, the Government House Chaplain, Rev Fr. Chinedu Ozoude advised the children to always obey their parents in line with biblical injunction so that their days on earth will be long, pointing out that the skills they acquired at the camp could make a lot of difference in their lives if they put them to good use
The highlight of the occasion was the presentation of an oven with its accessories to a destitute, Miss Nkiru Magbo to help her make a living.
Those that accompanied Mrs. Ugwuanyi to the event included Mrs. Akunna Ubosi, wife of the Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly, Mrs. Vivian Ezeugwu, wife of the Leader Enugu State House of Assembly, wives of some state commissioners and wives of some Local Government transition Committee Chairmen among others.
