A former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Sunday, donated items including bicycles to orphans in One Man Village, Mararaba, Nasarawa State ahead of the Christmas season.

Mr Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, made the donation to the Restored Destiny Child Orphanage Foundation, One Man Village, Nasarawa State.

He said that the donation was part of efforts to support the needy in celebrating the yuletide.

According to him, orphans are children of God and if one helps them, one is crediting one’s personal account and making deposit with one’s maker.

He said, “The well to do in society should always sacrifice part of their wealth to help orphans and the needy at large. When you support the needy, you are planting seed for yourself and your children. I appeal to the rich to always commit a little of what they have to touch the lives of the poor instead of building multibillion naira houses and buying multimillion naira cars.’’

Mr Sani said that life should not be about gold and silver or personal gains, but about touching the lives of others.

“By that you are also serving God Almighty,” he said

The former lawmaker also urged other Nigerians to imbibe the habit of giving, irrespective of their earnings, adding that alms giving was not restricted to the rich.

“Alms giving is not limited to the rich; we can all touch people’s lives from our various corners no matter how small. There are people who cannot afford to eat, pay rent or their children’s school fees. It is not until you finish solving all your problems before helping the needy. Remove a percentage of what you have and if possible, sell your gold, silver and diamond and help orphans anywhere you are,” he said.

He commended philanthropists around the world for impacting positively lives of others.

He urged them to keep up the good work, adding that they would not go unrewarded.

“For people anywhere in the world helping orphans, we will continue to pray for you. You will not be remembered by the billions you kept or the houses, gold or silver you kept for yourself. You are also not going to leave with any material wealth when you die. We all came to this world naked and we are all going naked. So, for all the people amassing wealth, the question is where are you going to take it to?”

Speaking about the founder of Destiny Child Orphanage Foundation, the late Grace Chinedu, Mr Sani said that she left a legacy and would always be remembered for it.

He prayed God to grant her soul eternal rest, adding that he would continue to contribute his quota to the upkeep of orphans in the home.

The Coordinator of the orphanage, Donatus Chinedu, thanked Mr Sani for his continued support and prayed to God to replenish his purse.

He also thanked well-spirited Nigerians for helping to keep the vision of the late founder alive.

(NAN)