The Chief Executive Officer of Blue Diamonds Logistics, China, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu has attracted commendation from the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and minister of women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Junnai Al- Hassan for donating a well- equipped hospital to Umuchima Community in Ideato Local Government area of Imo state.
The multi-million Health Centre was formally opened at the weekend and handed over to the community by Mbisiogu through the Umuchima Women Organization (UNO).
Minister of women Affairs described the building and donation of the hospital as an indication of Festus Mbisiogu’s love for his community, especially women and children who would be the major beneficiaries of the project.
She said that the project was in line with President Mohammadu Buhari’s vision and programme on health care and that the Federal Government was willing to partner with individuals and corporate entities on health care and other sectors.
The minister called on wealthy Nigerians to emulate Mbisiogu and reach out to their various communities in areas that would be beneficial to the generality of the people.
Also, Governor Rochas Okorocha who was represented by the Commissioner for Health, Women Affairs and Social Development, Barrister Ngozi Njoku, commended Mbisiogu for his foresight in building and donating the hospital without any financial help from the state or federal government.
Okorocha said that health is key to the existence and well-being of the society, adding that the modern health centre would ease the problem of the primary health care in the community as well as reduce maternal mortality rate.
The philanthropist, Mbisiogu, said that while growing up, his mother related to him how she lost her second son who was sick because there was no available health centre in their community.
“Before she could take her son to Urualla where there was an existing health centre, the child had died.”
Mbisiogu said since then he had nursed the dream to build a befitting hospital for his community so as to forestall such occurrences.
He thanked God, the community and particularly the Umuchima Women Organization for their support in seeing to the actualization of his dreams.
President-General of UWO, Dr. (Mrs) B.N. Ubbaonu described the health centre as a timely, worthy and miraculous gift from God through Mbisiougu.
She described the Blue Diamond boss as a worthy son of Ideato that other people should emulate and celebrate.
The ceremony drew many dignitaries who praised the project which was single-handedly executed by Mbisiogu without a financial help from the state government.
It would be recalled that besides the hospital, Mbisiogu has also built and donated over 42 pipe-borne water boreholes to various communities in Ideato. [myad]
