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A cross section of beneficiaries of the medical outreach
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
No fewer than 10,000 people from the seven local government areas of northern part of Bauchi State are to benefit from a three-day free medical outreach sponsored by an unnamed group of supporters of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 General elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The free medical outreach is holding at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare targeting not fewer than 10,000 sick people who will be tested and treated for various ailments in the move to bring quality healthcare service closer to the people under the JigiJagaban Brighter Future project.
Coordinator of the outreach, Ayo Adegbite explained that the outreach which will be held across the country is aimed at ensuring that people at the grassroots who cannot access quality healthcare service got it freely.
He also said that, “The only qualification to access the free service is being a Nigerian, we are not giving it to only APC people, nobody is asked to provide APC membership card to be attended to, it is free for all the people of this area.”
Ayo Adegbite added that, “What you are seeing here is a demonstration of what will be done under an APC Bola Tinubu led Federal Government after the 2023 General elections which we believe the APC candidate will win by the grace of God.”
He further said that the people who are sponsoring the free medical outreach are prime supporters of the APC Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket and have earmarked millions of Naira for the success of the project across the country.
According to him, the project has been going on in Lagos State for many years but has now been expanded in order to make it accessible to many Nigerians whose meagre resources cannot provide quality medical services to them.
He said that, “So far, 500 eye glasses have been given out to people, our target is 1000 people. For general medical examination and treatment, the target is 10000 and I assure you that we will meet the target before the end of the outreach on Thursday.”
He also said that pregnant women will be supported with birth delivery kit that contains maternity pad, baby blanket, lap sponge, cotton pads and other items needed during delivery.
Ayo adegbite then called on the beneficiaries to get their PVCs in order to be able to vote for the APC and its presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside his running mate, Kashim Shettima in the 2023 General elections.
