Chris Asika
As part of activities marking his 70th birthday, the Chief Executive Officer of Icepok Nigeria Limited, Chief Ifeanyichukwu Okaro recently donated provisions, food stuffs and toiletries worth N100,000 and N200,000 cash to the Heart of Gold Children’s Hospice, Surulere, Lagos.
Okoro, a retired senior staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, told THISDAY that he decided to celebrate his birthday at the facility because of his love for children.
“My love for children started very early in my life, even though it took me 10 years before I started having my own children, it did not stop me from loving children. I cant’s count how many kids I have sponsored through school both in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. It is a call I have from God. Don’t hold back, you must reach out particularly to the less privileged. That is the essence of Christianity. I had to follow the scripture which tells us to show compassion to humanity.”