By Abdulmumini Adeku
A not –for-profit organization, The Family Ark Mission has
affirmed that it will continue to remain
focus despite the demise of its founder.
In his address to the gathering during the recent World
Elders Day festivities held in Lagos, Nigeria, The National Coordinator of the
agency, Mr David Oludare Mark threw his
weight behind the recent legislations that supported the aged in Nigeria.
He lamented the fact that in the past the Nigerian Federal
government has taken a lot of steps to
help the elders in the public in various areas like
primaryhealth,education,housing,recreation,transportation,finance but this
hardly ever saw the light of the day.
He urged the state to hurry up by engaging the services of well thought out
think-tanks to implement the policies
formulated to enhance the welfare of elders in our society.
His words:”our senior citizens are assets and not
liabilities, as such wisdom demands that a workable grassroots structure be put
in place by families,youths,religious bodies ,corporate organizations, and
governments to ensure that the aged lives in a better environment and better
conditions of living in preparation for their last office”
He assured that the lack of support and not having the right
experts in the system is responsible for the high rate of invalidity among the
nation’s ageing people.
He pleaded with the multinational corporations in Nigeria
not to limit sponsorships and other forms of support to the youths alone as
this was counter productive on the long term when properly evaluated.
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