EID AL-KABIR: UMAHI VISITS DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBURU EBONYI STATE, PAYS INDIGENT PATIENTS’ BILLS

PRESS RELEASE
18TH JUNE 2024

IN THE SPIRIT OF EID AL-KABIR, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF WORKS, SEN UMAHI VISITS DAVID UMAHI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, UBURU EBONYI STATE, PAYS HOSPITAL BILLS OF INDIGENT PATIENTS

-AS THE HONOURABLE MINISTER MOVES TO INSPECT PROJECTS IN SOUTH SOUTH MOMENTS AFTER EID AL- KABIR CELEBRATION

1. In his usual godly characteristics that inspire his penchant for improving people’s lives and reducing the sufferings of the common man in the society, and in keeping with the ideals of Eld al- Adha which underscores the importance of compassion and generosity towards others, charity, community and sharing with the less fortunate, the Honourable Minister of Works, His Excellency, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi CON has on this 2nd day of the holiday in the islamic calendar visited David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu in Ebonyi State, to share the compassions of the Festival of Sacrifice with patients in the hospital.
2. The Honourable Minister said,’The season calls for all to foster a sense of community and compassion for those in need ” He used the opportunity to pray for the hospitalized and offset the hospital bills of the indigent patients in the hospital. “This humanitarian gesture has greatly helped in saving lives, alleviating the sufferings and maintaining the human dignity of the beneficiaries.” A source said.
3. It would be recalled that the Honourable Minister had within his tenure as Governor of Ebonyi State built a world-class and state-of-the-arts University of Health Sciences, which was taken over by Federal Government and named after His Excellency, David Umahi as a mark of honour to him for building a flagship educational and health institution that has been described as a model project that will raise the bar in human capital development and health services. The university is a centre of excellence for the treatment of heart diseases, liver problems, kidney related treatments, including kidney transplant and production of dyllizers, radiology, maternal and child health. The university has a reputation for ensuring the best standards in the education of her students. People from the sub-regions of the continent and beyond enjoy equal opportunities of learning and teaching in the school. The social and physical environment in the university are positively influencing the performance of the students, and this gives them an edge over students of other universities in character and learning.
4. The Honourable Minister, in his passion to transform the road infrastructure, has again moved to inspect projects in parts of South South after spending some time with his people in his country home to mark this year’s Eid al- Kabir.

Hon. Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji
Special Adviser ( Media) to the Honourable Minister of Works