Ekiti First Lady rescues 27 stranded patients, pays N3m medical bills.

Ekiti First Lady rescues 27 stranded patients, pays N3m medical bills.

Wife of Ekiti state governor, Olayemi Oyebanji, has rescued a total number of 27 indigent patients stranded at four government health facilities by paying their medical bills to facilitate their immediate discharge.

The gesture was extended to 13 beneficiaries at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado Ekiti; 4 at State Specialist Hospital, Ikere Ekiti; 6 at State Specialist Hospital, Ijero Ekiti and four at state specialist hospital, Ikole Ekiti.

According to a statement on Sunday, December 31, by her senior special assistant on media, Odunayo Ogunmola, Oyebanji distributed cash support of over N3 million to bring relief to the patients who had been held back at the hospitals over their inability to pay their accumulated medical bills.

Speaking while performing the cash support scheme which was a component of her Widows and Orphans Hope (WAOH) Project, Oyebanji urged the authorities of the hospitals to ensure immediate discharge of the beneficiaries.

The First Lady explained that she thought on the plight of patients stranded in government hospitals during this Yuletide period and decided to come to their aid.

She said: “While on holidays in Ikogosi Ekiti, it just came to my mind that we have patients in hospitals who are unable to go home during this period and we must do something to assist them to pay their bills for them to celebrate New Year in their homes.”

Oyebanji disclosed that her office had distributed over 700 bags of rice during this Yuletide season, all in a bid to bring relief to the people of the state and to likewise key into the Shared Prosperity vision of the Governor.

She called for more prayers and support for the governor Oyebanji led administration from the people of the state for it to continue to execute policies that will better the lives of the citizenry.

Earlier, EKSUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Kayode Olabanji described Dr. Oyebanji and her husband as God-sent, noting that the couple had impacted lives positively since coming to office.

He revealed that paying medical bills of indigents patients had become an important area of intervention to the First Lady and a means to reach out to the less privileged and give them a sense of belonging.

Prof. Olabanji explained that the benefiting patients would never forget the gesture, which she described as a great act of kindness.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Peju Babafemi described the governor and his wife as a blessing to the state judging by their pro-people initiatives and life changing programmes.

Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Sola Gbenga-Igotun, described the cash support for the indigent patients as timely and impactful on the lives of the beneficiaries.

Two of the beneficiaries, Salaudeen Idris and Mrs. Kemisola Bamigbola expressed gratitude to the First Lady and offered prayers for the first family and the administration in appreciation of the kind gesture.