It was a joyous day for the 13 indigent patients who have been discharged but couldn’t go home over their inabilities to offset bills at the Federal Medical Centre.
Former Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay, promised to take care of the treatment and medication of one of a 17-year-old Miss Blessing Atokwu, who could only move on a wheelchair as her N356,120 hospital bill was cleared.
Comrade Macaulay, a former Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), equally supported a nurse, Miss Amaka Ofodile, from neighbouring Anambra State, who has been bedridden at the hospital for two years over spinal cord issues with N500, 000.
Macaulay resolved to undertake the hospital visitation as against merriments and partying to mark his 60th birthday anniversary in obedience to the bidding of the Lord and in deference to the happenings in the country arising from Covid-19 and #ENDSARS protests.
He urged the patients to hold on to God and put their faith on Him always saying: “There is no alternative to God, don’t put one hand in God and put another in idol, it will not work. Put your hope in God and challenge Him and you will see what He can do”.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of FMC, Asaba, Dr. Victor Osiamatu commended the former SSG for the kind gesture and wished him well. Similarly, Atokwu who along with other beneficiaries shed tears of joy, thanked Macaulay for coming to their aid, and prayed that God alone will reward him.
Earlier, Macaulay, who was also the pioneer Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, was at the Church, Omega Fire Ministry, Asaba to thank God for His mercies, love, protection and blessings in the past 60 years. He stressed that but for God he would not be who he is presently.
At the Church, he said he was dedicating the day to “the souls of my friends and all those who lost their lives to Covid-19, Oleh 11 deaths and the Nigerian youths who are presently giving their lives in the struggle to give us a better country”.
