Obi Emphasizes Need for Healthcare Professionals, Donates N20 Million

Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections has reiterated the importance of Health Care development and education in society stating that healthcare delivery is the foundation of a credible healthcare system.

Speaking on Monday, Mr Obi revealed that he donated N20 million to the Faith Foundation Mission Hospital in Nsukka to help them commence the building of a College of Nursing Sciences.

“Over the weekend, I visited Nsukka in Enugu State, where I donated N20 million to the Faith Foundation Mission Hospital, Nsukka. This is in line with my consistent commitment to investing in the most critical areas of national development, namely: health, education, and poverty eradication. The donation is my initial support to the Hospital through the Anglican Bishop of Nsukka, Rt Rev. Aloysius Agbo, to help them commence the building of a College of Nursing Sciences.”

Emphasizing the need for healthcare workers and the brain drain in the country, the former Anambra State Governor stated that training health professionals will be beneficial to Nigerians, especially in the quest for building a new nation.

“Healthcare workers are at the center of Primary Healthcare delivery, which is the foundation of any credible healthcare system. We must, therefore, take the training of healthcare workers more seriously, especially now that our dear nation and the global world are running short of these healthcare professionals. I thank the Bishop and his entire team at Faith Foundation Hospital for making this bold move to set up a College of Nursing Sciences. I will continue to support projects that will bring development to our nation and be beneficial to Nigerians, for in so doing, we will be able to build the New Nigeria of our dreams.”

Obi was the 2nd runner-up in the just concluded elections and petitioned the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal challenging the processes that declared President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the election.

But the Supreme Court struck out the petitions and reaffirmed the decision of the Appeal Court.