The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older People in Nigeria (COSROPIN), an NGO, says it will build an Old People’s Centre (OPC) in Suleja, Niger.
Sen. Eze Ajoku, the President of COSROPIN, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the centre would help improve the health condition of old people.
Ajoku said that the coalition was poised and determined to restore joy and fellowship to senior citizens.
He explained that the centre was necessary to bring older people to together and avail them the opportunity for recreation and reunion which would be of greater advantage to improving their health status.
“Why we want to build the centre is to help reduce loneliness among old people which is one of the greatest causes of death and depression for them,” Ajoku said.
The COSROPIN boss, who reiterated the commitment of the coalition to the welfare of older people, said the centre would also help in reinvigorating senior citizens for longer life.
According to him, the centre will go a long way in renewing a sense of love, value and passion life because it will trigger a new social beginning in them.
Ajoku, however, called for national support for older people who he described as the genuine foundation of the country’s future.
