Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, has urged the Government to prioritize critical sectors of development of education and healthcare.
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) made the statement as he received an SOS appeal from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Calabar.
Meeting the students on Friday, Obi made known his commitment towards making sure “their education is not derailed”; he made a “modest” donation of ₦20 million to enable the Faculty provide dental chairs “to equip the studies of the students”.
Obi said, it has reached the point where Nigeria must stop “neglecting” education and pulling people out of poverty.
Taking to his official X account, Obi said: “Following the SOS appeal I got last week and my subsequent visit to the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, I received a similar SOS appeal from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Calabar on Saturday, highlighting a similar issue.
“I was in Calabar to meet with the students, and after my interaction with them, I offered my commitment towards ensuring their education is not derailed.
“I made a modest donation of ₦20 million to support the Faculty’s immediate requirements of providing dental chairs to equip the studies of the students.
“I urge the Government to prioritise critical areas of development of education, healthcare and pulling people out of poverty.
“The government is to give this situation urgent attention by providing both financial and institutional support to the university leadership and assisting these students who have worked so hard to ensure this issue is resolved and their education remains uninterrupted.
“I thank the Vice Chancellor and her team for all the hard work they have put in to ensure that these students are not made to suffer for circumstances that are in no way their fault.
“At this critical time in our nation, we must stop neglecting healthcare, education and pulling people out of poverty. We must, as leaders, build a country where our students can focus on learning without a lack of basic facilities and tools.
“We must do better as a nation. Our children must not continue to lose their future in Nigeria.
“A New Nigeria is POssible.”
Photo: Peter Obi makes “modest” donation of ₦20 million to Faculty of Dentistry, University of Calabar. X/Peter Obi
