2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, said, he is committed to “building a strong health and education sector remains critical for human and national development”.
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| Peter Obi makes a “modest donation of ₦10 million” to the School of Midwifery, Edo State. Photo: @PeterObi |
He made the statement where he “honoured a scheduled visit to the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Philomena Hospital, Benin City, Edo State.”
The former Governor of Anambra State “supported the School of Midwifery with a modest donation of N10 million.”
According to Obi: “Yesterday 31st July, while still trying not to buckle under the weight of the shocking death of my very dear elder sister, Onyeka Onwenu on July 30th, I honoured a scheduled visit to the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Philomena Hospital, Benin City, Edo State.
“At the institution, I had the pleasure of interacting with the nursing students whose contributions to our health sector, especially at the primary level, cannot be over-emphasized.
“In my commitment to the human and material development of the nation, and in exemplifying my consistent call for more investment in the health and education sectors, I supported the School of Midwifery with a modest donation of N10 million.
“In interacting with the nurses, I felt their pains concerning the challenges they face from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN, concerning their licence verification, which, according to them, has made accessing global opportunities difficult for Nigerian nurses
“and midwives. I sincerely appeal to this respected body to harken to the earnest requests of our dear nurses and resume the verification of nursing licences with less stringent rules and at a cheaper cost.
“While I understand their concerns about the brain drain of nurses from Nigeria, I have maintained that we cannot restrict our nurses from exploring global opportunities, rather we can invest more in training more nurses, to meet the demands of our health sector in Nigeria.
“I thank the Proprietor, Management and Staff of the School of Midwifery, St. Philomena Hospital, Benin City, for their dedication and commitment to raising well-trained health professionals and for their contributions to the growth of our health sector.
“Building a strong health and education sector remains critical for human and national development and I remain committed to it. By remaining committed to societal development through these investments in our critical areas of development,
“we will build the New Nigeria we all look forward to. It is POssible.”
