Chinedum Elekwachi
Former lawmaker who represented Onitsha South-I, in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr. Emeka Anaebonam has offered free medical services to over 130 indigent patients in Onitsha.
Anaebonam said the three-day outreach is in support of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s numerous achievements in the state.
According to him, Soludo’s performance will speak for him in the Nov. 8 gubernatorial poll.
“This is a special free medical treatment.
“I have been organizing such occasionally but I decided to run this in appreciation of Gov. Soludo.
“He has transformed Fegge and Odoakpu in Onitsha South local Government area and by extension the entire state.
“In just three years, he has done 16 roads in Onitsha South which other past governors could not do during their tenure.
“This gesture is also in appreciation of the Specialist hospital he opened in Fegge.
“The Governor has also promised tripling his efforts and I call on people to ensure they vote for APGA on Nov.8,” he said .
Expressing satisfaction treating indigent patients, the ex-lawmaker stated, “I do the free medicare from time to time to help the poor who could not afford hospital bills.
“This project is capital intensive but I have to do it because a lot of people die out of poverty.
” It is organized to run for three days, Wednesday to Friday, for residents of Onitsha South.
“But you can see that people from outside Onitsha South are here and you can’t stop treating them as we don’t ask for identity, they are human beings.
“There are cases of prostate, malaria, hypertension, diabetic patients, hypotension, fibroid, arteritis, among others.
“We administer drugs and did dispensary. We give them date to come for checkups,” he disclosed.
Anaebonam is popularly known as “Dr. Ogwu Anwu,” for his fumigation of the area while serving.
He said the medicare was part of his vow to better the health condition of the people, especially the downtrodden.
