FORMER GOVERNOR JOLLY NYAME CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH PRISON COLLEAGUES
The outreach was undertaken in collaboration with Fades and Bangs Global, an Abuja-based international barbing outfit, and Maria Luna, the Deputy Ambassador of Venezuela, where the inmates were also offered blankets, beverages, among other items.
Penpushing further reports that, the jailed Governor watched with excitement as inmates danced to the deafening music after the haircuts and carvings that saw some spotting hairstyles like “punk’’, “Afro’’, “Steve Wonder’’ and “curls’’.
The former Governor, in his remarks, lauded National Association of Barbers and Salon Employers of Nigeria (NABSEN), for the kindness, describing it as “touching’’, adding that, “they (prison inmates) are very happy; they are looking so beautiful and radiant on Christmas day,’’
Penpushing further reports that Nyame said that the National Association of Barbers and Salon Employers of Nigeria {NABSEN) initiative was “very excellent’’, adding that his colleagues would “always remember this show of concern’’.
“There is a rush for the service. Everyone wants to come out for the haircut. It is difficult to control them. There is a rumble inside the yard. I have never seen the inmates this happy since I came here,’’ he said.
The chairman, Board of Trustees of the National Association of Barbers and Salon Employers of Nigeria (NABSEN), Musa Mantu earlier in his speech had told the Controller of Prisons, Innocent Onoja, that the gesture was to “make the inmates look and feel good on Christmas day’’.
“We want the inmates to know that we remember them and care for them. We also want to encourage them and let them understand that being in prison is not the end of life; we want them to feel positive and be inspired by the prison experience to succeed in life after serving out their terms,’’ he said.
Penpushing also reports that, the prison boss in response thanked the association for the gesture which he described as “very encouraging and good for the season’,adding that,’ I am particularly appreciative of the blankets because of the cold weather; we need to keep the inmates warm and in good condition and spirit,’’.
