Mrs. Joy Ifijeh, the widow who was upbraided by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for putting her goods on the road, yesterday shunned the N250,000 gift given by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mrs Ifijeh was not present at the launch of an empowerment fund to cater for widows in the state by the state chapter of the PDP.
The state Chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, said they launched the Widows Empowerment Programme because the party had received N1 million since it posted the video clip of the governor’s encounter with the widow on facebook and YouTube.
He described the governor’s job offer and the cash gift as a ‘Greek gift’ that would not wipe the tears of widows in the state.
Orbih presented the N250,000 to Mrs. Pat Erhabor for onward transmission to Mrs. Ifijeh and made a personal donation of N50,000 towards the widows’ fund.