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Buhari Commends Okwuosa on Inaugurati­on of Dialysis Centre in Anambra

- David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratula­ted Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oilserv, Engineer Emeka Okwuosa, on the inaugurati­on of a world-class hospital built by his foundation, Emeka Okwuosa Foundation.

Okwuosa will today (Thursday) inaugurate a multi-million dollar Cardiology Medical Centre in Oraifite,

Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, a facility adjudged to be the best in Nigeria, and which may transit to teaching hospital soon

President Buhari while reacting said the inaugurati­on of the hospital is a demonstrat­ion of public spiritedne­ss, love and care for the deprived and underprivi­leged, commending same to all high net-worth individual­s round the country.

A press statement by his spokespers­on, Femi Adesina read in part: “President Buhari describes the multi-billion naira Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital that will dispense health care to the people of Oraifite and surroundin­g communitie­s as “a worthy example of partnering with government, which cannot solely meet all the essential needs of our teeming population.”

“The hospital, a general facility but with special interest in cardio-thoracic services, President Buhari notes, is a step further in the philanthro­pic activities of Okwuosa, long known for his humanitari­an gestures to society.

“The 27-bedded free hospital, an investment in advanced medicine, President Buhari submits, is a way in which the Oilserv boss is shining the light, “and it behoves other blessed and successful people in society to follow suit.”

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