By Don Peter Okoro.
The President/ Founder of SweetHome Africa Humanitarian Foundation, Dr. Austin Ifeanyichukwu Epunam JP has stated that they are presently looking up to the new regime of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deliver good governance to the good people of Nigeria.
He stated this during an interview with the Press shortly after the Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Foundation which he said comprises of 15 years in Europe and 5 years in Nigeria.
According to him, they were in Europe catering for Nigerians that were incarcerated in Prisons.
In his words:”We used to visit them in Prisons and Hospitals to take care of them, but when Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as President, visited Germany in 2003, he encouraged those of us in the diaspora to come back and help in building a New Nigeria and effect good governance.
We then came back and through the mercies and miracle of God and an Act of Charity which God used me to do for a stranded lady on the street of Abuja, I got into the State House and I was Registered at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Chapel. From there, we registered the Foundation in Nigeria 15 years ago.”
Assessing the event of the day, he said:”As for the 20th Anniversary/ Award Giving Ceremony, every Praise and Glory should be to God. The turnout was awesome. people came from far and near, the few that couldn’t make it sent powerful delegations.
These are people who have done so well in the country. We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout. We are very happy with the massive show of support and solidarity.”
On the challenges they are presently facing, he offered:”The challenge are just the normal challenges of funding. We use our funds to run the Foundation and sometimes we had to sell our properties to make sure things are moving and today, God has crowned our efforts with glory.
I always tell people that the more you talk bad about your country, the more you go down. Why not come out and do your own bit? Say something good about your country and contribute your own quota.
See how we came from Europe and joined the Presidential Villa thereby offering both Spiritual and Physical services to the country and connecting our own people especially the Christians to the Presidency.
We have taken not less than 100 people to the Villa. These are people who would not have gotten the opportunity to smell where Aso Rock is located. And many of them were favoured with Contracts, Federal Appointments, Confirmation of Appointments and all kinds of blessings. In the Pilgrim Commission, we have through Private Sector Initiative gotten Billionaires to sponsor over 100 Christians from the South East to Jerusalem without recording a single abscondee.
We have faithfully and consistently served 4 Nigerian Presidents without blemish or bad record, on the contrary, we have received Letters of Commendations from them.
The Presidents we have served so far are: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Musa Yar’ Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Mohammadu Buhari and we did very well with all of them. None of them found us wanting.
If the present Government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu invites us, we’ll respond. We have done our best and we’ll continue to do more.”. On his projection in the next 5 years, he revealed:” All powers belongs to God, both negative and positive.
God can use anything to make something. In 5 years time, we hope that SweetHome would have become a household name in Nigeria and we would have achieved our goal of creating awareness on the dangers of unplanned trip and unplanned living abroad. Thank you.”