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From Jude Chinedu, Enugu
Health workers in Enugu state have declared their support for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Mba ahead of the 2023 general election.
The health workers under the auspices of Peter Mba Medic Vanguard said their choice of Mba is due to his verifiable capacity to improve on the health sector and make the state a health tourism site.
The group is made up of doctors, nurses, science laboratory technicians, nutritionists and other health workers practicing in the state.
Speaking during a meeting in Enugu yesterday, the coordinator of the group, Dr Nnamchi Robert said they were certain that Mba will continue the good work Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has done in the health sector.
He further revealed that the group will be undertaking a health outreach to five communities in each of 17 local government areas in the state to sensitize and campaign for Peter Mba.
“We’re trying to champion the ambition of Peter Mba who is vying for Governorship Enugu State under the umbrella of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. We have had a lot of consultations and met with stakeholders and deemed it fit to call the principal and interact with them.
“We are supporting Peter MBA because he has the health desire of the people at his heart. He is the only guber candidate that built a state of the health hospital at his home town and paid a lot of people employed.
“He is somebody that has the intellectual capability to hit the ground running in Enugu State because he is a business guru that has diverse enterprises across the nation. He has employed many people.
“Because of his foundation, we concluded that he is the person that has the qualities that Enugu state wants.
“We have marshalled out programmes to help in campaigning for Peter Mba to win the guber election in the state. We already planned a health outreach programme in every five catchment communities across the 17 local government areas in the state.
“The outreach program will include professionals like Doctors, lab scientists, Pharmacist, Nurses, optical, dentist, Nutritionist and many others to fight all related illnesses in various categories.
“It will be capital intensive but we will contact some individual that has the health of the people in heart for their support.
“The health outreach is as a part of sensitisation to help the people know who Peter Mba is and what he represents in the health and to help the people who can not afford money to attend to health related issues in the hospital,” he said.
Responding, the governorship candidate commended the group and assured that the state will be deploying an innovative health system if he is elected.
