Pastor Idowu Okeze, A Philanthropist With A Heart Of Gold

By: Ike Philip Abiagom

To have and give, expecting nothing in return is a rare trait possessed by very few men. Few men who are compassionate and godly, becomes rare and is termed “philanthropy extraordinaire,” especially in Nigeria.

Pastor Idowu Okeze has provided his people from Igbuzo in Oshimili North Local Government of Delta State with several essential amenities such as water, Transformers, Solar light and roads lacking in particular areas in his community, which he found in his heart to ease the problems of his people by taking the bull by the horn.

Silently and diligently, with passion, he started realizing and fulfilling his dream for his people in earnest. He achieved all this without publicity and social media engagements.

Okeze, a silent achiever, organized and coordinated a group of his people especially the peasant farmers to give them all farming implements to ease their farming season.

He single-handedly sponsored the drilling of boreholes at various locations in Igbuzo-Oshimili North local government areas and went further to resuscitated some damage roads in the area.

His benevolence didn’t stop there. Knowing the benefits of education, as an Educated person, he came up with an idealogy that no child in Igbuzo should be left behind in terms of basic education. He solely embarked on awards of various scholarships to students in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions.

His kind-hearted nature never ignores the less privileged. With his belief that no one from Igbuzo and Oshimili North should go to bed hungry, with dignity, he provided seasonal palliatives of all kinds, distributing food items.

Pastor Idowu Okeze also pays hospital bills for individuals,establishes businesses and sponsors people in various vocational training like plumbing, hairdressing, tailoring, motor parts dealership, solar panels and CCTV installation. Most of the beneficiaries are Youths,widows and orphans.He also empowered both Igbuzo and non-indigenes with over one thousand tricycles (KEKE) for commercial use.

Pastor Idowu Okeze sponsored the enrollment of 1000 indigent and vulnerable Ibusa indigenes into the informal sector category of the Health scheme of Delta State Contributory Health Commission insurance premium by paying #7000 (Seven Thousand Naira Only) per person and the One thousand persons in Ibusa were given access health care card for one full year, free of charge. This is the first of its kind where indigent enrollees who are vulnerable are adopted by a philanthropist with passion to save life.

His genuine love and affection for his people wasn’t unnoticed. The people from the community, Igbuzo are calling on the traditional ruler to bestow on Him chieftaincy titles, inorder to encourage him to do more for the needies and less privilege ones.

Pastor Idowu Okeze is popularly called by the name “Upkechukwu Ibusa”,is testimonial, and a clear proof of the true nature of this glorious gentleman who is so handsome both in the flesh and in his heart.

You have many fantastic qualities but among the top of them have to be that you are dependable,trustworthy and you are always there for the Igbuzo Youths,widows and orphans.
You are truly inspirational figure! I just wanted you to know on how much you are admired and respected by your people!

You have certainly earned your place in history! “Upkechukwu Ibusa”, A great son of Igbuzo.