Obi spoke when he visited and
interacted with inmates of Oji-River Leprosy Centre in Enugu State.
Mr. Obi said he visited the
centre on the invitation of the Archbishop of Enugu Province and Bishop of Oji
River Diocese, Most Reverend Amos Mmadu, especially on the realisation that the
inhabitants of the centre cut across the states of the South-East and
particularly people from Ayamelum and Anambra West Local Government Areas. This
followed a census of the inmates of the centre taken by the Governor.
He assured the Oji River
Anglican Diocese of support to care for the inmates and made a donation of
N1million to the church and N5,000.00 each to all the inmates and promised that
their welfare will be discussed by Governors of the South-East to explore possible
ways of partnering with the church to collectively uplift the centre.
Reverend Mmadu, who conducted
the Governor around the centre, recalled that Obi was the first state executive
to visit the centre, noting that Obi has continued to demonstrate fear of God
and commitment to the welfare of the people, which he said other Governors
should emulate.
Reverend Mmadu said they
would attract intervention of the international organisations, including the
United Nations and UNICEF to the centre if the facility was returned to the
care of the church.
In their separate speeches,
some of the inmates, Cletus Onah, from Nsukka and Sylvanus Amaefuna, from
Adazi-Nnukwu, while thanking the Governor for his gesture, noted that God was
using him to touch the lives of the common man and give everybody a sense of
belonging. They noted that he has transformed the state and rebuild schools in
the state with fairness and equity.
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