As part their community services, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has rendered different humanitarian services in the five stakes of Port Harcourt South, in Nigeria.
These humanitarian services are annual event usually carried out to assist the host communities at the different locations of the Church in August every year in Africa.
The Tide gathered that the Church in partnership with the Nigeria Police undertook the painting of Borikiri Divisional Police Headquarters, in OlomuogbogboAma, in South Stake and conducted general clean-up at Bie/Pere Ama, Borikiri/ AlaseAma, Abo Ama, Town / SekiniAma, Lolo, Bundu, Marine Base and reclamation road.
Speaking shortly after the programme, the President of Port Harcourt South Nigeria Stake, Eric Aganbi, said the projects carried out by Church was basically designed to promote good neighbourliness among mankind.
According to him, this year’s project was to beautify the Police Station through painting and planting of followers and do general clean-up in the Stake.
“I want say that this year All African Service Project( AASP), we decided to beautify the Borikiri Divisional Police Headquarters, through planting of followers, painting and general clean-up of the environment.
Honestly, we actually have so many partners that made these projects to succeed, the Divisional Police Officer (DOP) Shauibu Zachari and Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) AdakoleOche, they really assisted us. Apart that it was nice also to work with members of the host community” Aganbi said.
The President use the forum to commend all those who partnered with them particularly, Mr. Mahonri W.I. Melville, Mr. Mark T. Blessing, Mr. Tonye Briggs and Mr. Minainyo Sunday, who is the Chairman of Olomuogbogbo community.
Also speaking the DCO, appeal to other organizations and churches to assist the Police, saying that the Police alone cannot do everything.
“I am very happy with this develpoment, since I came here nothing of such has happened. The work was very fantastic. In fact it has given the station a new look, artistically it is very beautiful, as if it was a new division” SP. Oche said.
