By Don Peter Okoro
The Chairman of Umudinkwa Community in Umudim Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State, Evang. Chidi Udemezue has narrated how they were able to build a Hospital Complex worth over#8Million within a short space of 3 months.
He made this clear during the Commissioning of the Complex at the site of the facility located at the Eme Court road, in Umudinkwa. In his words:”This building was built in less than 3 months. When this project was offered to us, I went to God and asked God if it would be possible and God said yes. Our Lord Jesus once said: “Pull down this temple and I will build it in 3 days, that was a miracle. God was able to attract favour to us. People that I least expected donated in millions”
Asked to mention some of the people that contributed, he mentioned ” Lady Food, Nwangbata Ife Motors,Onyeka Osakwe, Cosmas Maduka and and a handful of others. In our purse,we didn’t have anything. Even the money they contributed, within one month, the Corporate Affairs Commission froze our account.So,we were left with nothing to continue the work.
The building suppliers were supplying their goods on credit.It was this November that our account was opened and I started paying the debt.”.
On the role the National Lottery Trust Fund played, he explained:. ” The National Lottery Trust Fund is a body organized by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Their role is to take out 30% of the money the Lottery is generating in Nigeria and use it to facilitate Sports, Health and Schools.
It happened that Dr. Stella Maduka our wife, is affiliated to them. She called me and said they wanted give us Hospital Equipment but we didn’t have the Facility. So,I asked her to tell them that in 3 months we will build a Facility. That was how she was able to divert the money that used to go Nothern State to come to the East for this project.”
The Facility which was commissioned by His Excellency Senator George Akume, Honourable Minister for Special Duties and Inter Governmental Affairs is fully equipped with state of the art Hospital Equipments. The Minister was represented by his Personal Assistant Mrs. Jane Obi. Speaking during the occasion, the Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North LGA,Engr. Chris Obiorah, lauded the the President General and his team for a job well done.
He promised to render every form of assistance needed to make the place functional. Appreciating those that made the project possible, the Chairman of Coscharis Group,Dr. Cosmas Maduka specially thanked Dr. Stella Maduka, who according to him, was instrumental to the Facility that was on ground before. He equally thanked all the people from the community who contributed their widow’s mite and thanked God for the prudent way the President General Evang Chidi Udemezue, managed the resources.
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