Several non-governmental organizations on Saturday, November 8, 2025, joined forces to feed hundreds of less privileged residents across parts of Abuja in a collective outreach aimed at providing relief to the vulnerable group.
Leading the exercise was Barrister Comfort Odoma, CEO of Glorious God Multipurpose Cooporative Society Limited ( Women Affairs Sector, Abuja, FCT), 
who described the outreach as part of the broader vision of the Ambience of Hope and Exceptional Foundation (AHEF), in conjunction with the Federal Government’s Labour Employment and Empowerment Programme (LEEP).
“We go out to identify the less privileged and the poorest of the poor,” Barr. Odoma said.
“Our goal is to feed the poor, give hope to the hopeless, and provide employment opportunities to Nigerian youths. Through AHEF and LEEP, we plan to create jobs for about 50 million unemployed young people.”
According to her, the empowerment initiative has been approved by the federal government to run for two years, although it was initially designed as a five-year program in partnership with international donors through AHEF. She expressed optimism that the duration could be extended based on the programme’s performance.
“We won’t be concentrating on urban areas. We’ll reach out to the anawims, the poorest of the poor, to reintegrate them back into society,” she added.
Also speaking among the participating sectors were Mrs. Laruba Paul Sokei, CEO of Unyoogba Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, Abuja (Operation Feed the North, OFN), and Mrs. Tolulope Ajayi, CEO of OjomaAlami Cooperative Society (Market Women Alliance, Gwagwalada).
While expressing her excitement over the success of the program, Mrs. Sokei thanked Barr. Odoma for her leadership and coordination of the outreach, saying that, in no time, Operation Feed the North would become a household name across the region.
“By God’s grace, after this feeding program, the next phase will involve office setups and training of the ninety consortiums and four executives under my sector,” she said.
“We’ll begin from the six area councils of the FCT, Abaji, Abuja Municipal, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali before expanding to other parts of Northern Nigeria.”
Similarly, Mrs. Ajayi said her sector’s focus is on empowering market women, children, and the needy.
“We are here to support market women with this sharing of food, but subsequently, when empowerment proper commences, we’ll help them start contributing meaningfully to their families and, by extension, to national development,” she said.
Mrs Ajayi also expressed appreciation to Barrister Odoma for her mentorship and guidance.
Representing the beneficiaries, Husseni Adamu from the Jabi–Life Camp center thanked the NGOs for their kind gesture and prayed for God’s continuous provision to enable them to keep reaching out to the needy.
The outreach, in line with the federal government’s LEEP initiative, underscores a growing synergy between civil society groups and public institutions in addressing poverty, unemployment, and social inequality. For many participants, it was not just a feeding exercise, but a reaffirmation that inclusive development begins with compassion and collective action.
