Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi has donated N20 million to the Faith Foundation Mission Hospital, Nsukka, Enugu State.
Obi said this in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate said that the donation is in line with his consistent commitment to investing in the most critical areas of national development, namely: health, education, and poverty eradication.
Sharing a photo of himself during the weekend’s visit to Nsukka, Obi noted that the donation was his 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.
“Healthcare workers are at the centre 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 said.