Oluremi Tinubu Pays Bills Of Indigent Patients At Enugu Hospital

First lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, through her Mother and Child component of the Renewed Hope Agenda has assisted dozens of indigent patients at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Park Lane, Enugu.

This gesture was extended to women who could not afford their medical bills, as she offsets them and also made cash donations to the beneficiaries.

The joy of the beneficiaries and some of the patients who had been discharged but were unable to return home due to their inability to foot their bills knew no bound after the first lady’s intervention.

She carried out the gesture at the medical facility through a delegation led by the national woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and director, Women Mobilisation Directorate of the party’s 2027 presidential campaign Counci, Dr Mary Aille Idele.

Idele, was accompanied by the minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, members of the Directorate, and the South East zonal Woman leader of the party, Dr. Oby Ajih and other APC women Stakeholders in Enugu State.

Aside providing the beneficiaries with financial assistance, the First Lady’s Mother and Child care team had during their visits to various wards offered prayers for quick recovery for patients still battling with different ailments.

Speaking with newsmen at the end of the hospital wards tour, Dr. Idele, explained that the First lady’s mother and child health care project under the Renewed Hope Agenda is aimed at showing love to Nigerian women, children, and vulnerable in the society.

According to the APC national Woman leader, the Federal Government under president Tinubu’s watch, has prioritised investment in healthcare services for women, mothers and children across Nigeria, saying the intervention would no doubt, bring relief to indigent patients who could not afford their medical bills, including some who had been discharged but were unable to return home.

She however, canvased for the continuity of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda beyond 2027, stating that the initiative is committed to empowering women and improving their welfare.

Dr. Aille, argued that going by the massive human oriented infrastructure put in place in every segment of the country, president Tinubu deserves a second term in office so as to enable him consolidate on his first tenure achievements.

She added that the APC led federal government under president Tinubu’s watch, has made mark in every sectors of the nation’s economy, urging Enugu, South East, and Nigerian Women to support his reelection in 2027.

On her part, the Women Affairs Minister, said the Tinubu-led Administration has really touched lives in Nigeria through it’s heavy investment in the healthcare sector.

She noted that the federal government has particularly given serious attention to improving healthcare services for women and children.

Some of the sections visited by the delegation were, labour and post-natal wards, children’s orthopaedic ward and children’s emergency ward.

In his remark, the Chief Medical Director of Park Lane Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Professor Bertramd Ngwu, lauded Governor Peter Mbah’s investments in healthcare, stressing that the hospital’s recent accreditation to train specialist doctors, improved emergency facilities and access to postgraduate medical examinations are evidence of a significant transformation in the state’s health sector.

He equally applauded the Nigeria’s First Lady, and her team for the visit, especially providing financial assistance to the patients, stating that the intervention had brought relief to indigent patients who could not afford their medical bills, including some who had been discharged but were unable to return home.

Prof Ngwu disclosed that the delegation also visited a critically ill young woman who had reportedly received up to 10 pints of blood but remained unconscious, providing financial assistance to support her treatment and help offset her hospital bills.

The CMD said the intervention was particularly significant given the economic difficulties confronting many families, noting that some patients who had been cleared for discharge remained in the hospital because they could not settle their bills.

The South East zonal Woman Leader of the APC, Dr. Ajih, who added colour to the programme, had mobilized its members in their numbers to recieve the Abuja delegation at the Akanu Ibiam Airport before they all proceeded to the Parklane hospital.

In attendance were the Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Dr. George Ugwu, Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Ifeyinwa Ani- Osheku, amongst others.