According to a report by Emeka Ozumba, tears flowed freely at the reunification of a misplaced woman presumed dead 35 years ago with her own family through the spouse of Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme).
The great reunion occurs on the 2018 International Women’s Day Celebration held Thursday at the Home for Mentally Challenged in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The sixty-year-old Mrs. Rose Anene who hails from Umudioka Village Awka reportedly left her home thirty-five years ago following a spell with despair and mental task, leaving at the back of 5 young kids who are now complete grown women and men.
She became eventually admitted at the state intellectual facility in 2004 on transfer from Lagos and later at Home for Mentally Challenged Nteje installed in September 2014 by Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) NGO of the spouse of Governor, Osodieme, and managed in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs.
Speaking at the International Women’s Day occasion which saw the discharge of twelve inmates made up of 8 ladies and 4 guys, Osodieme expressed satisfaction that the Home is fast realizing its goal with the recovery and discharge of more inmates.
Furthermore, she thanked her husband, the Governor for donating his monthly Salary to aid the inmates, and called on others to do identical to make certain that the coolest work is continued.
The high factor of the event become the formal handover of Mrs. Anene to her own family and presentation of the Sewing machine, a few clothes and stipend to allow her to start tailoring at domestic amidst songs of praise to God through friends and nicely-wishers, as well as dances by the inmates.