Chinua Soludo, son of Govenor Chukwuma Soludo, paid an unscheduled visit to three hospitals in Anambra state on Christmas Day, where he cleared the medical bills of several patients.
The visits, which took him to hospitals in Adazi-Nnukwu, Nnobi, and Ekwulobia, were carried out in the spirit of the Christmas season.
Beneficiaries and their relatives received the gesture with prayers for divine blessings and protection, with many moved to tears.
At St. Joseph Hospital in Adazi-Nnukwu, Anaocha local government area, Chinua cleared outstanding hospital bills for more than five patients and provided transport fares to enable them return home to celebrate Christmas with their families.
One of the patients at the hospital, who owed ₦933,500 and had been detained after discharge, had her bill fully settled and was also assisted with transport fare.
At Nnobi General Hospital, Chinua cleared a bill of over ₦120,000 for a patient who had been treated for acute malaria.
The patient was thereafter discharged to reunite with family members for the Christmas celebration.
In Ekwulobia, Chinua visited Ekwulobia General Hospital, where he paid the hospital bills of nearly 10 women and also provided transport assistance.
Around the same period last year, Chinua carried out a similar hospital outreach at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital in Awka, where he cleared the medical bills of dozens of patients.