Senator representing Bayelsa East and philanthropist Mr.
Ben Murray Bruce of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
has fulfilled his pledge to donate half of his wardrobe
allowance to widows in his community at Akasa, Bayelsa
state.
The senator made the donation at the weekend.
“I
fulfilled
my vow
to give
half my
wardrobe allowance to widows of my Constituency
today. #BenBrucekeepspromises!,” he posted on his
Twitter handle, @benmurraybruce
Recall that earlier this year, the media mogul pledged to
donate his wardrobe allowance to the unpaid workers in
Osun state and widows in his community.
He said his action was necessitated by the suffering of
the workers and their dependants over the inability of the
state government to pay public service workers.
“I, Ben Murray Bruce, will not sit down idly, while my
fellow citizens die because salaries have not been paid.
As a first step, I am immediately donating my wardrobe
allowance to unpaid workers in Osun state and widows in
my Constituency,” he said
He added that he will publicly handover his allowance to
the chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC IN
Osun state and the head of widows association in Akasa.
“We are starting in Osun, but we will not end there. I will
do as much to help workers who’ve not been paid in
other states.
