The ranking member representing\u00a0 Okigwe South in the federal House of\u00a0 Representatives, Abuja, Rt\u00a0 Hon\u00a0 Deacon Chike John\u00a0 Okafor, penultimate\u00a0 Friday played host\u00a0 to the\u00a0 Executive\u00a0 Governor of\u00a0 Imo State, Distinguished\u00a0 Senator Hope\u00a0 Odidika\u00a0 Uzodimma(Onwa Oyoko)\u00a0 at his Country home Obowo, on the occasion of flag off of second phase of National Health Insurance\u00a0 Continuous enrollment\u00a0 Scheme for Okigwe\u00a0 South, attracted by him\u00a0 in which the Governor was the Special\u00a0 Guest of honor.
Earlier in his brief remark, the\u00a0 Chief host Rt\u00a0 Hon\u00a0 Deacon Chike John\u00a0 Okafor expressed appreciation to\u00a0 Governor\u00a0 Uzodimma\u00a0 for\u00a0 honoring his invitation\u00a0 for the flag off ceremony, observing that without the Governor’s miraculous emergence through the restoration of his stolen mandate by the\u00a0 Apex\u00a0 Court that the environment would not have been favorable and conducive for the August event to hold.
Deacon\u00a0 Okafor stressed that his constituents of Okigwe South were in high spirit to welcome the Governor who symbolizes positive change, prosperity and hope for a better Imo State and that the event as packaged was made to capture dual purpose of celebrating the Governor’s victory alongside the formal flag off of second phase of\u00a0 National Health Insurance Continuous\u00a0 enrollment\u00a0 scheme for his beloved constituents.
He expressed\u00a0 appreciation to the National Primary\u00a0 Health Care Development\u00a0 Agency for their help and immeasurable contributions since he started the programme, adding that vital health equipment and supplies were also assembled for distribution in the course of the event to the twelve designated primary health care centers in the three local government\u00a0 Areas of\u00a0 Okigwe\u00a0 South, comprising :Ehime\u00a0 Mbano, Obowo and\u00a0 Ihitte\u00a0 Uboma.
Rt\u00a0 Hon Chike Okafor further eulogized\u00a0 Governor\u00a0 Uzodimma for his magnanimity and large heartedness which played out during the 2019 general elections when the Governor instructed the\u00a0 Director General of\u00a0 his campaign, Chief Cosmos Iwu to ensure that he was delivered on the premise that he was a candidate of the ruling party, observing that such rare display of good leadership and fatherliness could only have come from a magnanimous and public spirited leader like\u00a0 Governor Uzodimma who harbours neither malice nor animosity against anybody. He assured the Governor\u00a0 that he will in l concert\u00a0 with\u00a0 his constituents\u00a0 remain loyal and supportive to\u00a0 the\u00a0 Governor and his government, revealing that\u00a0 they will work together with the Governor as events unfold in the next couple of weeks to raise a candidate for the replacement of one of their late sons, late Senator\u00a0 Benjamin\u00a0 Uwajumogu who died\u00a0 in active service aa the\u00a0 Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Governor\u00a0 Uzodimma\u00a0 eulogized\u00a0 Deacon Chike John\u00a0 Okafor\u00a0 for being a good\u00a0 Ambassador of the ruling party, adding that it\u00a0 was evident that the All Progressives\u00a0 Congress was working and fully on ground in Okigwe South because of the sagacity of the ebullient and performing Federal lawmaker\u00a0 .He assured that he will partner with such a young\u00a0 and\u00a0 performing lawmaker like\u00a0 Deacon Okafor, reiterating\u00a0 that\u00a0 his government will get involved in the laudable health care programs of the Federal lawmaker and consolidate the novel initiative to serve the people better hence\u00a0 government is one.
Speaking\u00a0 further, Governor Uzodimma affirmed his readiness to build bridges of peace and partnership to straighten the fortunes of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state, insisting that under his watch\u00a0 as the\u00a0 Governor and leader of the party in the\u00a0 state that the era\u00a0 of in-house fighting, bickering and animosity was over\u00a0 hence it was unnecessary and uncalled for seeing members of same party fighting one another. He revealed that peace will take center stage\u00a0 and indeed\u00a0 enforced\u00a0 in the party, promising that his government will right the wrongs of the past by ensuring that quality of life of the citizenry is improved through prosperity driven policies like employment creation, security of lives and property, various forms of massive empowerment programs, putting in place quality infrastructure\u00a0 and eradication of poverty and all forms of suffering in the society.
He paid tribute to Late Senator Ben Uwajuomugu who happened to be an indigene of Ihitte –Uboma in Okigwe South Federal Constituency and promised that in the next few weeks, he would work with the people of the Area to raise a worthy successor that will be acceptable to all .The Governor further called for a minute silence in honor of the departed Senator who died in active service to the fatherland.
Governor\u00a0 Uzodimma charged the youths to be of good behavior and shun violence and other forms of social vices because they needed\u00a0 to step up action\u00a0 in the right direction by working hard and utilizing and harnessing their youthfulness optimally and positively in preparation for old age and retirement time. He admonished all and sundry to write good history of oneself through good deeds and service to God and humanity.
The Governor promised the people of Okigwe South that they should go home and spread the message of prosperity and better days ahead, affirming that in the next couple of months IMO state will witness the kind of transformation that will take place in fulfillment of his campaign promises.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Co–ordinator of Deacon Chike Okafor\u00a0 free medical outreach and\u00a0 National Health Insurance continuous enrollment scheme, Dr Mazi\u00a0 Ejikeme while introducing the team of medical Doctors running the program in the designated\u00a0 Health care centers in the three Council Area of Okigwe South\u00a0 said that the scheme was a\u00a0 metamorphosis of the annual comprehensive free medical outreach initiated by Deacon Chike\u00a0 Okafor since 2015 and that the need to upgrade it to free daily health care services caused the lawmaker to attract the National Health Insurance continuous enrollment scheme to provide free medical care to the indigenes of the Federal constituency. He recalled that the first phase of the scheme was flagged off last year at Ihitte–Uboma with capturing of initial five thousand beneficiaries, assuring that the second phase being flagged will capture additional five thousand beneficiaries. He made a special request for inclusion of surgery hence it is not included in the NHIS medical services currently offered in the scheme.
Speaking on behalf of the members of House of Reps Committee on Health Care Services numbering nine, who were physically present, the Committee Chairman and Member representing Yauri and Shanga federal Constituency of Kebbi State, Hon Tanko Yusuf Sunnu eulogised Deacon Chike Okafor for being a worthy representative of his people and shining example in the legislative business that should be emulated. He revealed that they had successfully carried out oversight functions of the numerous health care facilities domiciled in the federal constituency that were attracted and equipped by Deacon Chike Okafor and praised the Doctors running the program for their commitment.\u00a0 Hon Tanko revealed that they were impressed that Deacon had completed the payment of the contributory fund for the exercise and urged the beneficiaries to take the exercise seriously.
Meanwhile, the Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Chief Cosmos\u00a0 Iwu who was also the Chairman of the occasion had earlier in his opening speech congratulated Deacon\u00a0 Chike on his quality representation and display of uncommon leadership qualities that have made him\u00a0 utilize his coveted position to attract massive democracy dividend for his teeming constituents, assuring him of the continued support of the people of the Federal Constituency.
In their separate remarks, the Executive Secretaries of National Primary Health Care Development Agency\u00a0 and\u00a0 National Health Insurance\u00a0 Scheme ably represented by Dr Eric\u00a0 Nwaze,\u00a0 Zonal Co-ordinator South East zone of National\u00a0 Primary\u00a0 Health Care\u00a0 Development\u00a0 Agency through\u00a0 Mrs Stella Okoro, Co-ordinator of Imo State National\u00a0 Primary\u00a0 Health Care\u00a0 Development Agency and\u00a0 the duo of Dr Eke Jonathan, General Manager, formal sector Department and Pharmacist Chinasa Agwunobi, General\u00a0 Manager Southeast Zone of National Health Insurance Scheme respectively spoke glowingly of Deacon Chike’s steadfastness in providing quality health care for his teeming constituents and pledged to continue with their contribution in the lofty partnership that has improved the health care need of the people of Okigwe\u00a0 South.
Others who lent their voices to commend Deacon Chike Okafor on his magnanimity and quality representation include the State Assembly Members representing Obowo, Hon Kennedy\u00a0 Ibeh and his Ehime Mbano counterpart Hon\u00a0 Prince\u00a0 Emeka Nduka respectively.
Roll call\u00a0 of\u00a0 dignitaries in attendance include: Deputy Governor, Prof Placid\u00a0 Njoku, Chief Cosmos Iwu, Secretary to the state government, Barrister\u00a0 Nnamdi\u00a0 Anyaehie, Chief of Staff to the Governor, the\u00a0 State Commissioner of Police, the State\u00a0 Director of\u00a0 Department of State\u00a0 Services, the\u00a0 State\u00a0 Commandant of Civil Defence\u00a0 Corps, Hon Tanko\u00a0 Yusuf of the\u00a0 House Representatives with\u00a0 his\u00a0 colleagues as follows :Hon\u00a0 Samuel\u00a0 Babatunde, Hon\u00a0 Obinna\u00a0 Chidioka,\u00a0 Hon\u00a0 Boniface\u00a0 Sunday Emerengwa, Hon\u00a0 Akintola\u00a0 Labi, Hon Unman\u00a0 Abdullahi, Hon\u00a0 Magadi Amos Gwamna, Hon\u00a0 Abubakar\u00a0 Sarki Dahiru and\u00a0 Mrs\u00a0 Umaru Joyce (Director\/ Clerk Health Care Services\u00a0 Committee) .
Others include, Hon Kennedy\u00a0 Ibeh, Hon\u00a0 Emeka\u00a0 Nduka, Chief Longers\u00a0 Anyanwu,\u00a0 Rt\u00a0 Deputy\u00a0 Commissioner of\u00a0 Police, Francis\u00a0 Ihechere, representatives of Executive\u00a0 Secretaries of National Health Insurance Scheme and National Primary Health Care Development Agencies, Chief\u00a0 Mark\u00a0 Uchendu, traditional rulers, Special\u00a0 Adviser to\u00a0 the\u00a0 Governor on Local Government\u00a0 Affairs, Hon\u00a0 Mrs Rubby\u00a0 Emela, Directors of General\u00a0 Services of Obowo, Ihitte–Uboma\u00a0 and\u00a0 Ehime\u00a0 Mbano and numerous dignitaries\u00a0 too\u00a0 many to be\u00a0 mentioned. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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