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By Oluseye Ojo
The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has donated N15million to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Dental Students’ Association.
He disclosed this in a message he posted on his verified X handle on Friday.
According to him, “Earlier this week, I received a letter from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Dental Students Association, appealing for urgent intervention and support of about ₦40million to upgrade their laboratory and scale up the department’s graduation and induction quota as part of their re-accreditation process.
“Out of respect for the national mourning following the passing of our former President (Muhammadu Buhari), I refrained from making any public statements during that period.
“Now that the mourning has officially ended, I felt it was important to act without delay.
“Today, I visited, because we cannot, in good conscience, continue to allow our young people to suffer due to leadership failure.
“As part of my unwavering commitment to advancing education and healthcare in our dear nation, I made a modest donation of ₦15million to the University of Nigeria Dental Students Association to assist in their continuous education as students of the medical and dental department of the school.”
Obi questioned the kind of Nigeria being built by the government, “where our leaders and public servants spend millions on luxury cars and ignore critical areas of development – health, education, and pulling people out of poverty.”
He described the attitude as a tragedy of misplaced priorities.
