A former Labour Party presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, stated on Tuesday that his donation to healthcare facilities is an investment for the collective good of Nigerians, not politics.
Obi, who made the statement when he visited St Philomena College of Nursing, Benin City, Edo State, where he donated N15m, said he would rather donate to support humanity than give out money to buy votes.
He stated that there was a need to invest in the future of children in the country.
According to him, “I came last year, and I said I would come at least once a year. It is very important. Our support for this college is for the students. We are investing in you for a better living. We are not dashing you anything. The investment in you will contribute to securing the future.
Obi stated that here is a country where, if you go to all the villages, there is most times no functioning primary health care. In other countries, like Bangladesh, they have over 90 per cent medical insurance coverage. Every village has a primary health care centre manned by two or three nurses. We don’t have enough nursing schools. Nurses are needed all over the world.
“I was in care before I joined politics. I am not doing it for politics. Most places where I go, people don’t vote. We need to invest in the future of these children. I don’t want to give money to people to vote for me. God created us to do this to ensure a better society.
The administrator for the College of Nursing Sciences, Rev. Jerome Idibe, thanked Obi for coming to the facility and for the generous donation. He encouraged others who are in a position to emulate Obi’s good gesture.
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