First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari
has caught the bug of the season playing Santa Claus in Benin, capital of Edo
State, as she delivered by proxies gifts of food items to in-patients and
outpatients receiving medical attention at various hospitals.
Her proxies delivered her gifts
Friday 20 December.
Four hospitals were visited by
the Future Assured team including the University of Benin Teaching Hospital
where the Chief Medical Director. Prof. Darlington Obaseki received and
conducted them round the hospital for the distribution.
Zainab Kassim, Special Assistant
to the President in the Office of the First Lady described the mercy mission,
as a way of empathising with the patients and to show them love.
First Lady of Edo State, Betsy
Obaseki welcomed the team and commended Aisha for remembering those in need,
especially at this yuletide.
The team also visited Stella
Obasanjo Hospital for a similar gesture and the Medical Director of the
hospital Dr. Ifohan Ebohmwonyi expressed appreciation.
At the Central Hospital Benin,
the delegation was received and conducted round by the Medical Director Dr.
Moses Imologomhe. He also expressed appreciation for Aisha’s gesture on behalf
of both the hospital’s management and the patients.
Faith Mediplex was also visited
by the team for the same exercise. The Medical Director, Dr. Temple Oguike was
overwhelmed with the gesture describing it as unprecedented.
About 1000 packs of Future
Assured items comprising milk, sugar, noodles and other essential commodities
were distributed.
Members of the team included Mrs.
Bilkisu Usman Halilu, Madam Rose Audu, Mr. Saidu Suleiman and Adebisi
Olumide-Ajayi.
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