Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom on Sunday donated over three Million naira to four patients suffering from kidney failure at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital.

Chief Akpabio who paid an unscheduled visit to the Teaching Hospital in the company of some of his aids including the state commissioner for Health Dr. Emem Bassey was met on arrival by the Chief Medical Director of the Teaching Hospital Professor Etete Peters who took the governor round the dialysis department where he gave words of encouragement to the patient who were on life saving machine.

Akpabio who was moved by the plight and the suffering of the patients announced the donations and urged them not to lose hope as reprieve would soon come their way.
‘’God is the giver and taker of life and because he is the ultimate owner of man’s existence we need to pray in supplications to him
I understand that one of you was to celebrate his birthday today but could not do so because he has to come for dialysis. I was greatly touched and I felt I should come here personally and see him’’ the Governor stated.

He commended the Chief Medical Director of the Teaching Hospital professor Peters for providing a condusive environment for all patients seeking medical help at the Hospital and urged him not relent in his onerous task of making the Hospital one of the beat in the country.

The Chief Medical Director thanked the Governor for finding time, out of his tight schedule to see the patients and pleaded with him to assist the Hospital in the on-going expansion programme.

Peters said that being the only Federal Government referral health institution in the state and catering for over four million population most of its facilities has been greatly overstressed.

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