Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has donated a total of N15 million to two schools in Bauchi State—Malikiya College of Nursing Sciences and Intisharu Taufizul Quranic School.
Obi presented N10 million to the nursing college and N5 million to the Quranic school during a visit to the institutions on Friday.
Speaking at the Malikiya College of Nursing Sciences, he commended the crucial role nurses play in strengthening the country’s health sector.
“You are very important to the society, you are very important to this country called Nigeria and if there is anything we can do to support what you are doing, we need to do it.
“Today, we know that the number one measure of success of any nation is health and you can’t measure health without thinking of the human infrastructure
“The nurse is important. The nurse knows the patient, the nurse owns the patient, the nurse is everything,” he said.
According to Obi, he visits and supports around 70 nursing schools each year as part of his contribution to the health sector.
In their remarks, the proprietors of the schools, Aminu Danmaliki and Alhaji Usman Abubakar, praised Obi for his generosity and pledged to utilise the funds judiciously for the improvement of the institutions.