Philanthropist & Business Man Kefas Ropshik, Shares 2000 Bags Of Rice To Less Privilege, Calls On Plateau People To Unite Over Insecurity

As part of his contributions to building a society guaranteed a secure future, Politician and Philanthropist, Chief Kefas Ropshik has urged the elite and the political class to be intentional about the welfare of those within the margins in society Mr. Ropshik who celebrated both his birthday and 15th year anniversary in philanthropy and humanitarianism distributed food and other critical items worth millions of Naira to widows and children.

Speaking about his sojourn of touching lives so far, chief Kefas said “I thank God for the enablement to do this despite the challenges through the years, it is not easy to do what we’re doing consistently but here we are by the grace of God.

“Adopting children that are not related to you directly by blood comes with its down sides because they have their uniqueness.

“We are appreciative of the fact that despite all these, they’re doing well, including academically.”

He goes further to urge capable citizens to take the challenge of adopting children in order to guarantee a better future for society, pointing that failure to do so can attract consequences.

The business magnet announced the purchase of a brand new house in Jos for his adopted children who were hitherto, living at a rented apartment as well as a bus for ease of transportation.

Over four hundred bags of rice and many more items were given to women who are largely widows to celebrate the festive season.

chief Kefas who is also engaged in youth empowerment has impacted and touch so many lives, just recently he launched an entertainment hub on the plateau, the distribution of rice and other gift items which began on Tuesday with people From Pankshin, Kanke and Shandam local Government areas of the State Climax with the Birthday of Chief Kefas Ropshik on Thursday at the Mees Palace event Center Jos, where over 600 widows and Orphans went home with bags of Rice and other Gift.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kefiano Foundation, Chief Kefas Wungak Ropshik, speaking about the insecurity the state is facing raised alarm calling on Plateau people to team up and unit fight the common enemy because the security have failed in protecting their lives and territorial integrity, and he also call on politicians to stop playing politics with the recent happenings but rather join hands and the unite to fight against the enemy of the state.

Chief Kefas Ropshik made the call recently, in an interview with Journalists on the occasion of his birthday, held at mess Palace, Rayfield, Jos, the Plateau State capital where he distributed food items worth millions of Naira to over six hundred (600) widows, orphans and Persons With Disabilities (PWD).

According to him, “it is a very sad moment and quite unfortunate that this is happening to Plateau State. But, of course, we will always call on government to do the needful especially, we the Plateau people. It is getting to a time that we cannot fold our arms and wait for government.

“We must think outside the box on how our people can be protected, and this goes directly to the state government. We must build our internal security to protect us. Katsina State, today, trained people and armed them with AK 47. I think it is getting to the stage that Plateau people need to do that. We need to do that!

“They are killing our people like animals and we cannot fold our arms and be waiting for security because, the security have failed us. We cannot imagine these people coming to kill people the first day, come back the second day and the third day. It means they are within the vicinity”, he enthused.

“We must learn to unite and speak one voice and not for political gains. I seriously frawn at it and that is the truth. We are tired of waiting for government. I am a victim of this carnage because I have adopted 20 children whose parents were slaughtered in their presence. How long are we going to continue in that?

He said if the government in power today is APC, PDP or Labour Party, it’s high time everybody came to support the government. Government too should learn how to involve every stakeholder regardless of political party so that, they will contribute to the security and success of Plateau State.

And also speaking with one of the widow Jummai Jonathan who benefited from the items given by chief Kefas said her joy know no bound as the items she received will go along way to feed and take care of her family she also said just recently her son benefited from the scholarship given by Chief Kefas to study at the university, “she send her profound appreciation to God almighty and chief Kefas for the wonderful thing that he has been doing by impacting on lives of the less privilege in the society and pray for God to continue to bless him.

Speaking with one of the widow Jummai Jonathan who benefited from the items given by chief Kefas said her joy know no bound as the items she received will go along way to feed and take care of her family she also said just recently her son benefited from the scholarship given by Chief Kefas to study at the university she send her profound appreciation to God almighty and chief Kefas for the wonderful thing that he has been doing by impacting on lives of the less privilege and pray for God to continue to bless him.