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From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
Former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has settled the medical bills of patients at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, amounting to N10 million.
Metuh also donated care funds to elderly men and women in the community aged 75 and above, as part of his decision to commit 50 percent of his assets to charity and benevolence.
The gestures were part of activities marking his 60th birthday celebration held, recently, at his country home in Otolo, Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
A major highlight of the week-long celebration was the endowment of hundreds of millions of naira for various philanthropic projects. These included the clearance of medical debts owed by indigent patients at NAUTH; provision of care funds for the elderly (75 years and above); and the distribution of cash gifts and essential items to widows and persons living with disabilities in Nnewi.
Metuh further uplifted community members by donating bags of rice and other food items, as well as distributing economic-empowerment equipment, such as grinding machines, sewing machines, vulcanising pumps, generator sets, and hairdressing tools worth millions of naira.
He also provided cash grants to petty traders, artisans, and skilled workers across Nnewi and its environs.
The 60th birthday activities commenced with a Thanksgiving Holy Mass celebrated by the Bishop of Nnewi Diocese, Most Rev. Jonas Benson Okoye, at Metuh’s residence in Umuanuka, Otolo, Nnewi.
During Thanksgiving, Chief Metuh expressed profound gratitude to God for His grace and mercy over the past six decades. He explained that his philanthropic outreach is rooted in a long-standing personal commitment to giving back to humanity in appreciation of God’s blessings upon his life. He reaffirmed that 50 percent of his assets has been dedicated to charity and benevolence.
Offering words of advice to the younger generation, Metuh said:“I would advise young people to take life easier because what will be, will be.”
Metuh also visited the Old Priests’ Home at the Blessed Iwene Tansi Priest Centre in Nnewi, where he donated various food items and cash to support their medical needs. He also visited the Nnewi Correctional Centre, donating food items and essential supplies to inmates. There, he announced a scholarship programme for inmates up to university level and paid the fines of those convicted of minor offences. Metuh additionally commissioned a water project he built for the facility and pledged to construct a world-class skill-acquisition centre, once the necessary approvals are granted.
At St. Andrew’s Church, DCC Nnewi, he visited children with special needs and disabilities, distributing wheelchairs, crutches, mattresses, food items, toiletries, and making cash donations to support their various needs.
The birthday celebration climaxed with a special church service in Abuja.
