Philanthropy
The life of giving and not expecting anything in return has been the life of this young man called Gideon Obhakhan. At every stage of his life, he has always found a way to use his position or any opportunity he has to reach out to his people and deliver value to the society that he lives in. As a high-ranking staff member at MTN Nigeria Communications Limited, he was able to impact positively on the lives of Edo people both in the areas of security and education. In 2014, he personally delivered five (5) Hilux vehicles to the then governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. This helped tremendously in the quest to eliminate crime in Edo State. Also, as the Comrade governor embarked on the Red Roof Revolution in the education sector, Gideon supported in the delivery of state-of-the-art furniture to selected schools in order to ensure the comfort of Edo State students and improve the standard of education in the State. He has also impacted many people through his foundation, Gideon Obhakhan Foundation. His humanitarian services through the Foundation include but not limited to helping indigent students with school fees, external examinations enrolments, providing tools for artisans, supporting market women, youth empowerment programmes, employment of qualified individuals, setting up of small and medium scale businesses for people, etc. As a former commissioner, he used his position to influence the construction of international standard science laboratory in his community’s school. During the COVID-19 global pandemic lockdown, which saw businesses crumble, and people finding it difficult to feed, Gideon came to the rescue by delivering relief materials including food items and other support materials to all wards in Esan West Local Government Area. The items running into millions of Naira were distributed to traditional rulers, community heads, youth organisations, as well as the poor people within the local communities. This was a huge relief for the communities that were suffering due to the negative impact of the lockdown. He continues to reach out to people with his philanthropic gesture to date. He has never disappointed his people any time he is needed. To him, giving back to society is a way of life, and it is not time bound. He has vowed that he will continue to do this until the day he is laid to rest after an eventful journey through life.