Members of Correspondents' Chapel of the Osun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has donated items to the motherless and abandoned babies at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Hospital, Jaleyemi, Osogbo.

The items donated included bags of detergent, packets of toilet roll, pampers, biscuits, among others. It was carried out a part of activities marking the Chapel's Week and to show appreciation to the less privileged in the society.

Speaking while presenting the items to authorities of the hospital, the chapel's chairman, Mr. Wale Folarin, appealed to government at all levels and wealthy individuals in the country to always pay attention to the welfare of the less privileged.

He advised the federal, state, and local governments to ensure provision of basic amenities at the hospitals in order to facilitate smooth health care delivery to the citizenry.

Folarin noted that the motherless and abandoned babies unit required special attention to restore hope to the children.

According to him, "These children need to see that the society and the people at large care for them so that they would have a sense of belonging.

"The newspaper correspondents in Osun State have been championing the cause of the poor masses by seeking a better life for the less-privileged in their reports over the years. We feel like going further by giving out from the little that we have to those not having at all."

He urged young men and women to shun extramarital sex, which could result to unwanted pregnancy and eventually lead to abandonment of babies.

Folarin said, "There would be no abandonment of children if the parents are alive to their responsibilities."

Responding, Matron of the hospital, Mrs. Felicia Famiwo, expressed gratitude to the correspondents' chapel and urged other members of the public to emulate the men of the fourth estate of the realm and render assistance to the orphanage, which has been sustained on the goodwill of public-spirited individuals.