May 11, 2021
The CEO OF MJ.J Foundation Mrs. Manteneh J.J Saffa
By Mohamed M. Sesay
The Chief Executive Officer of M.J.J Foundation SL Limited who also doubles as the wife of the Country’s current Chief Minister Mrs. Manteneh J.J Saffa, has on behalf of her husband and the government by extension, made a colossal donation of food and non-food items in the sum of over five hundred million Leones (over Le 500,000,000) to residents of Falaba and Koinadugu Districts respectively. The donated items include bags of rice, bags of onions, gallons of cooking oil, rubber kittles, prayer mats bangs of cements among others to Muslims in that part of the country.
Mrs. Manteneh J.J Saffa intimated A-Z News that she made that quantum donations on behalf of her husband Mr. Jaccob Jusu Saffa, the President and the Government of Sierra Leone by extension. Madam Saffa added that, she believes in the civic responsibility they are indebted in to their communities and to the nation at large, adding that, not everything in terms of lending a helping hand to the most needy should be subjected or limited to government alone.
Madam Saffa continued that this is not the first time she has been making such laudable donation. She affirmed that she has been doing such generous gesture since and this particular one is the third times she has been aiding the people of Kabala in terms of basic food stuff and assorted materials.
“I have been always supporting my people of Kabala because I believe that it is not only when we are in the period of electioneering (campaign time), before we start given gold and diamond or all kind of material things in order to convince the people. The time when the people needed us is the most appropriate time we should listen and address their call and I have been always going there to socialize with them. I went with have a billion Leones of food and non-food items which include bags of rice, sugar, cements, oil, bags of onions etc.”, she disclosed.
Madam Saffa furthered that she made those donations so the people in that part of the country will feel belonged. She reiterated that since she happens to be a daughter of the two districts Koinadugu and Falaba, she said she has made a staunch commitment to be reaching out to the people in those two districts with whatever support she and her husband have for the people. Madam Saffa also intimated that she is a renowned business woman and that those donations were actually done out of her hard earned money.
“I have made a commitment to be making these donations to the people of Koinadugu and Falaba Districts on behalf of my husband, on behalf of the president, and on behalf of the government. The donations cut across and almost 95% of the two districts Koinadugu and Falaba were catered for. We went through village by village to distribute these items. We also donated to Kabala school for the Blind, the Government Hospital, the Kabala Police station, to the military at the twelfth Infantry Battalion and we also donated to teachers”, she concluded.
Expressing her glad tidings over the donated items to A-Z News, the Matron for Kabala Government Hospital Christiana Simon lauded the kind gesture of Madad Saffa adding that, the donations were very timely and of high necessity. She expressed profound thanks and appreciation to Madam Saffa acknowledging that, the recent donations were not the only help Madam Saffa has been helping them. She reaffirmed that every Ramadan, Madam Saffa has been constant and persistent in providing support to them even when she they were not in governance.
Another beneficiary from Kabala Township Mariama B. Jalloh said they felt very elated and joyous for the gesture. She added that Madam Saffa has been also thinking about them for couple of years now and therefore, prayed for divine blessing and guidance for Madam Saffa and her husband and the New Direction Government by extension.
On his part, Abu Bakarr Marrah also told A-Z News that the donations were very timely and good. Abu Bakarr Marrah added that the love and support Madam Saffa has been showing them is immeasurable especially for them in Kabala town.” Madam Saffa really loves us and I am praying for her and her Husband Mr. J.J Saffa for long life, wisdom and prosperity. As they always think about us, let God also think about them and promote them. I am really glad for what Madam Saffa did for us and I am saying this on behalf of all the disabled in Kabala town”, she said.