By joshua Ebonyi APC Councillorship Candidate Foots ₦100,000 Medical Bill for Ailing Indigent Boy
By Emmanuel Agbo, Abakaliki
The All Progressives Congress (APC) councillorship candidate for Okpuitumo Ward 12 in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Comrade Nwuga Ugochukwu, has paid over ₦100,000 for the successful surgical treatment of an indigent boy suffering from a long-standing hernia.
The beneficiary, Nweze Munachimso, had reportedly battled the medical condition for several years as his family was unable to raise the funds required for surgery, leading to a worsening of his health.
Moved by the boy’s plight, Nwuga told the family to take the boy to the hospital, where he directed that the necessary medical examinations and surgical procedure be carried out at his expense.
Speaking after the successful operation, the APC councillorship hopeful said he could not ignore the suffering of the young boy after learning that poverty had denied him access to proper medical care.
“I was deeply touched when I heard about the condition of this boy. I was informed that he had lived with the hernia for years because his family could not afford the cost of surgery.
“I decided to help in order to save his life. I thank God that the operation was successful, and I believe he will recover fully and return to his normal life very soon,” Nwuga said.
The councillorship candidate reiterated his commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Okpuitumo Ward 12, pledging that if elected into the Abakaliki Legislative Council, he would champion policies and programmes aimed at expanding access to quality healthcare services for residents, particularly the less privileged.
According to him, public service should be driven by compassion and a commitment to improving the welfare of the people, irrespective of their social or economic status.
The father of the beneficiary, whose name was not immediately available, expressed profound appreciation to Nwuga for what he described as a life-saving intervention.
He said the family had exhausted every available option without success due to financial constraints and prayed for God’s continued blessings and protection upon the APC candidate for restoring hope to his son.
Residents of the ward also commended the humanitarian gesture, describing it as a timely intervention that brought relief to a family that had almost lost hope of securing the much-needed medical treatment.