Obi Returns To Benin, Donates N15m To Edo Hospital

A presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has donated N15million to the St. Philomena College of Nursing, Benin City, Edo State.

A similar donation last year by Obi to the same hospital sparked reactions that made Governor Monday Okpebholo to bar Obi from entering the state without prior information.

After the donation, Obi said he would rather support humanity than give money to buy votes.

Obi said there were no primary healthcare centres in all villages in the country whereas some neighbouring countries had 90 percent medical insurance coverage.

He said there was need to invest in the future of children in the country.

According to him, “I came last year and I said I will come at least once in a year. It is very important. Our support to this college is to the students. We are investing in you for our better living. We are not dashing you anything. The investment in you will contribute to securing the future.

“Here is a country, where, if you go to all the villages, there are no primary health care.

In other countries they have over 90 percent medical insurance coverage. Every village has a primary health care manned by two or three nurses. We don’t have enough nursing schools. Nurses are needed all over the world.

“I have been in care before I join politics. I am not doing it for politics.  Most places where I go, they don’t vote. We need to invest in the future of these children. I don’t want to to give money to people to vote for me. God created us to do this  to ensure  a better society.”

Administrator for the College of Nursing Sciences,  Rev Jerome Idibe, thanked Obi for coming to the facility and for the generous donation.