All roads led to Kefas Amusement Park, Ibuzor, Delta State, on Saturday, December 24, 2022, as foremost philanthropist and international business tycoon, Chief Dr Lolo Mrs Magdalene Nwaka Agada, was crowned the Ugohkwesiobodo of Ibuzor. The title, which means The Deserving Eagle of Ibuzor, was conferred on her by the oldest man of Ibuzor, Chief Paul C. Ijeh.

“Today we have gathered to celebrate our daughter, sister and a pillar of support to the needy,” Chief Ijeh said of Lolo Magdalene Agada, Fellow Public Administration and Management (FPAM), President and Founder Open Hands Amazing Charitable Organization New York USA and UK.

He noted that Lolo Nwaka, President of leading medical equipment merchants, Star Global Marketing Limited, who is married to Enugu-born but US-based business man and philanthropist, Chief Dr Aloysius Agada, “lives true to her name, always thinking on her feet on the best ways to help others in their points of need”.

According to her citation read at the colourful event spiced with a local hit praise song in tribute to the honouree, “Lolo Magdalene Nwaka Agada has bankrolled a number of health Outreaches in Ibuzor Delta State, where indigenes both old and young accessed medical care for various health issues for which they were given drugs free of charge. The elderly among them were given cash stipends for upkeep.

“She organised the same in Egede, Udi, Enugu State, where an unprecedented crowd came to access free medical care, due to the huge number, she ordered the doctors and nurses to go back for supplementary care to cater to the health needs of the community.

“The next stop was Akumazi, Delta State, where thousands trouped out for medical care with the accompanying delicious meal.

“In all the Outreaches, supplementary activities were organised with free drugs, delicious meal and cash stipends for the elderly.

“It didn’t end there Chief Lolo Mrs Magdalene Nwaka Agada FPAM, has given seed funds to countless people to help them learn a skill and start their own business.

“She continues to pay hospital bills for uncountable number of persons, offering them a lifeline when all hope is lost.

“This year she intervened in the life of Dumebi, a victim of hit and run that left his leg shattered, forcing the doctors to amputate him. It was in this state that Lolo Nwaka found him and made it possible for Dumebi to have a prosthetic leg, helping him to overcome depression occasioned by the accident.

“Chief Lolo Mrs Magdalene Nwaka Agada, lives for philanthropy and shows it by reaching out to others, people she doesn’t know, those not related to her.

“She has also championed cleft pellet surgeries for affected children and coordinates free eye surgeries for those who have different eye problems.”

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