Offokaja Foundation

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  • We Helped A Man With Face Cancer On His Face

    Recently transfered cash to a man with cancer on his face. It’s already difficult managing such an ailment.

    So we transferred some cash to him to help him in that battle. May God heal him.

  • We Recently Helped Diabetic Ulcer Victim With 17k In Cash Transfers

    One of our people recently saw a victim of diabetic ulcer. The sore had eaten deep into his right hand. The bones of his right hand were showing. No skin covering the internal muscle tissue. And his right right palm was swollen.

    The condition is such that the victim cannot do any office work and most manual jobs that require the use of two hands. In this victim’s case, it has really affected his lifestyle, and his ability to earn. When his condition is considered vis a vis the very difficult economic conditions in Nigeria today where people faint because they haven’t eaten in days, you see that he’s facing a lot.

    We gave him 15,000 Naira and on a second occasion 2000 Naira, to help him feed. A medical expert we consulted told us that the best thing we can do for the victim for now is to help him with funds to cater for his welfare until the wound heals and skin is grafted.

    More About Diabetic Ulcers

    The diabetic ulcer is a slow healing wound. The victim has to regularly go to the hospital to have it properly cleaned. This is to prevent infection. The doctors will also check the wound to see if it has healed enough for skin to be grafted on it. A sign that the wound is healing is if it’s turning pinkish red.

    How You Can Help Him

    We hope for the best for the victim, and hope to keep helping him to the best of our ability. You too can help by donating. If you want to donate specifically to this victim, after donating, contact us at info@offokajafoundation.org, telling us the amount you donated and that you want it to be specifically given to the victim. We will then update you on his progress to healing and back to a more normal life.

  • We Help Someone Pay For Urgent Medication

    On 9th January, 2024, someone needed to buy several drugs for an urgent medical situation but didn’t have enough money.

    The Offokaja Foundation intervened and contributed to the payment.

    Here is a get-well-fast wish for the beneficiary.

    Donate USD or NGN to help us do more.

  • Administrative Remedies For Unfair Electricity Disconnection

    It pains Nigerians when they look around the other houses in there neighborhood and see that only them do not have electricity supply. E dey pain eh!

    But that is sometimes the reality. And sometimes this is because the electricity distribution company (disco) abruptly cut their electricity supply, sometimes without even informing the consumer.

    According to consumer protection regulations the disco is supposed to provide reliable electricity for consumers and tell them before disconnecting their electricity supply.

    Sometimes Nigerian consumers may decide to see a lawyer but may back down if the cost of taking the case to court is too much. We have also heard or seen stories of Nigerian consumers who take the law into their own hands and thus get on the wrong side of the law.

    But the National Electricity Regulation Commission NERC has provided a cheaper and legal way that may be used to pursue such issues without breaking the bank or committing an offence that could lead to arrest and prosecution. That is what we will talk about today.

    Please note the information provided in this article is general in nature and should not be considered a substitute for personalized legal advice.

    If an electricity consumer feels their electricity supply has been unfairly disconnected, they can send an email of their complaint to their disco
    including in that email details about the alleged unfair disconnection such as meter number, and phone number to facilitate communication in resolving the issue.

    The consumer can get the official customer complaint email address and phone numbers of their electricity distribution company from this resource article provided by NERC. When on the page they can click on their own disco to get it’s contact details.

    Contact through the disco’s email address can help the consumer document the process in case it is needed for future reference.

    The serial number in the disco’s response email can be useful for tracking the complaint through phone calls. So, the consumer should consider writing it out.

    The general rule in this kind of complaint is to give the disco a chance of one month to see if they’ll rectify the issue complained about.

    If the electricity consumer’s concerns aren’t addressed within a month, he/she may consider escalating the matter to NERC itself by writing a complaint to NERC and attaching a copy of the complaint earlier sent to the disco.

    NERC has binding powers over the discos, and can enforce corrections if the consumer has truly faced unjust disconnection. NERC has various appeal stages if the consumer is dissatisfied.

    It is hoped that along the route from complaining to the disco to the various escalation steps the consumer gets effective remedy.

  • 7 Thousand Naira Giveaway: N1000 For 7 People

    We are sponsoring a N7000 giveaway on https://m.facebook.com/groups/igbodefender/permalink/1078507646712881/?mibextid=Nif5oz

    7 people will win N1000 each. Click on link to join.

    Winners will be announced here as an update.

    Update: The winners are Joy Nnedimma, Yusuf Isyaku, Mary Thompson, Prïñçé Yøwêl Jõhñ, Obichukwu Onyemaechi, Oforbuzo Vivian, Dominic Edith, and Chi Chi, they all get 1k each. Notice that one more winner was added.

    This has been a part of our effort to promote economic and social rights. Want to help us do more? Donate to us. Your donation can make a difference.