Mr Pious Vincent Abakah, a renowned philanthropist has donated 15 packets of roofing sheets and 20 boxes of roofing nails to persons who were affected by a rainstorm at Sefwi-Asafo in the Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region.
The incident which occurred a couple of weeks ago has rendered over 700 residents of the Sefwi-Asafo community homeless as the storm-ravaged their buildings.
Considering how disturbing the situation, the Queen mother of Asafo, Nana Ataa Adwoa Ampomah II, who also doubles as the Ankobeahemaa for Wiawso Traditional Area made a call to well-meaning individuals and corporate organizations to come to their aid.
In response to the call, Mr Pious Vincent Abakah has donated packets of roofing sheets and nails to the victims to enable them to have a place for shelter.
The Queen mother upon receipt of the items could not hide her gratitude from the rapt response. In her speech, Nana Ataa Adwoa Ampomah II narrated her amusement as to how Mr Pious Vincent Abakah quickly responded.
As part of his contribution to the victims, Mr Pious Vincent Abakah who is the Board Chairman of Sefwi-Asawinso Senior High School also donated an amount of GH¢2,000 to the school to be used on some maintenance works.
Additionally, Mr Pious Vincent Abakah called upon all natives and well-wishers to come to the aid of these victims, adding that, the government cannot do it all and that the collective efforts of individuals will go a long way to bring relief to the victims.
Source: mypublisher24.com
