Obi donates N10m to Anambra mission hospital for reporting overpayment in previous pledge
Health
By Ifeizu Joe
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi has donated the sum of N10million to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala.
Obi had initially pledged the N20million to the institution, including 15 others, but over paid them by N2.5million while redeeming the pledge, but the hospital management reported the incident to him. This promptedthe former governor to make additional N10million donation to them for showing transparency.
Obi who paid a visit to the institution at the weekend handed the check of additional N10million to the management, promising to keep supporting health and educational institutions across the state.
He said: “Today, in furtherance of my unwavering commitment to critical and measurable areas of development—health, education, and lifting 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 ₦20 million to aid their efforts, and in recognition of their commendable work, I made an additional donation of ₦10 million today.”
Earlier, the CEO of the hospital, Rev. Fr. Onuorah Ugochukwu, revealed that Obi had accidentally overpaid the hospital’s school of Nursing by ₦2.5 million.
The priests said: “”He (Obi) had pledged ₦20 million to 16 medical institutions, paying in instalments, but our hospital received ₦2.5 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 former presidential hopeful used the opportunity to harp on the need for transparency, saying that all the institutions he made the donations to, those who reported cases of over payment will receive additional N10million each.
