From Our Correspondent
Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi has donated N10 million to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala in Anambra State.
Obi had initially pledged N20 million to the institution and 15 others, but overpaid them by N2.5 million, while redeeming the pledge, and the hospital management reported the incident to him.
To commend the hospital for such probity and transparency, the former Anambra governor made an additional N10 million donation to them.
Obi, who paid a visit to the institution at the weekend, handed the check for the additional N10 million to the management, promising to keep supporting health and educational institutions across the state.
“Today, in furtherance of my unwavering commitment to critical and measurable areas of development—health, education and lifting the people out of poverty, I visited Our Lady of Lourdes College of Nursing Sciences, Ihiala.
“During my visit, I took stock of their progress and was pleased to witness the positive outcomes of our ongoing support. Earlier this year, I donated N20 million to aid their efforts, and in recognition of their commendable work, I made an additional donation of N10 million today,” he said.
Earlier, Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Reverend Father Onuorah Ugochukwu revealed that the Labour Party leader had accidentally overpaid the hospital’s school of nursing by N2.5 million.
“He (Obi) had pledged N20 million to 16 medical institutions, paying in instalments, but our hospital received N2.5 million extra.
“We initially thought it was an isolated mistake until other institutions reported the same. When I contacted him about the error, he was pleased with the integrity shown and today he is here again,” the priest said:
Obi harped on the need for transparency, saying all the institutions he made the donations to — those who reported cases of overpayment — would receive an additional N10 million each.
