IFEOMA DIBIA

Assistant Comptroller General Of Immigration (rtd)

Though a retired Assistant Comptroller General Of Immigration, I worked in New York for six years, came back and retired.

The first time I came to Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital, the reception was wonderful. I felt as if I was in New York. I asked who owned the hospital, and where the person had practiced before. When I was told “UK”, I said “No wonder”. I was treated like I was attended to when abroad. I was so happy. I have been telling people about them, I did not know that there was something like this here in Lagos. Why do we need to move out when we can receive same care here? It makes a whole lot of sense, instead of wasting money travelling out, flight tickets and all. You get genuine attention here, so I prefer coming here.

You go to the US, you are being treated, you ask the doctor treating you where he or she is from, they say they are from Nigeria. There are several Nigerians in hospitals around the world.

We have it all in all fields, even teachers. There was a time we went to Ohio University, when we got there, we saw the lecturers. Honestly, it felt like we were in Ilu Oluji in Ondo state, there were a lot of them there. Abike should please talk to them to come home, we have it all, especially health. There is no hospital you will go to in New York that you will not find a Nigerian. You can’t pay for this in London, even the space. Abike Dabiri, please encourage them. That is why you are here, you are a woman, people listen to women more, they know how to relay messages.