Labor Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has donated N10 million to the College of Nursing Sciences at St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha.
The former governor of Anambra State made the generous donation when he visited the facility yesterday.
On his X page, Obi wrote:
“As part of my activities to mark World Health Day, which falls on Sunday, April 7, and in line with my commitment to support the critical areas of human development, I visited the College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha and donated the sum of N10 million to support the activities of the college.
“The College of Nursing Sciences, St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital is a college that I was actively involved in founding from the very beginning.
“I have always supported the college since my time as Governor of Anambra State. I am happy to see how it has grown over the years to become one of the best nursing schools in the country.
“I have always advocated for the training of more health professionals both for our Nigerian health sector and for global export, especially now when there is a global nursing shortage looming.
“I am pleased that the College of Nursing has continued to make tremendous contributions to this vision. Therefore, I am very confident that my visit today, with my small financial support, will make a big contribution to the growth of this university, especially in terms of its contribution to our healthcare sector.”
Obi thanked the proprietor of the college, His Grace Rev. Valerian Okeke, as well as the entire management and staff of the college “for their visible achievements so far and their vision for the further growth of the institution.”
“I encouraged the nursing students to adhere to the tenets of this very noble profession by taking seriously their academic and moral training.
“Every investment we make in these very important areas of human development brings us closer to the new Nigeria that is possible,” he added.
