• RCCG has donated over N110b medical facilities accoss Nigeria

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

As the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTHC, marks the golden jubilee anniversary of its existence, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye and his wife Foluso have donated a dialysis centre to the hospital.

This is as the Church said it has expended N110billion on medical facilities and social impact initiative across Nigeria in eight years.

The Dailysis Centre was equipped with Three Dialysis Machines and beds, One Water Reverse Osmosis Purification System, One 30 KVA generator, Air conditioners.

Speaking at the commissioning of Enoch and Folu Adeboye dialysis center, in Ilesa, Osun State, on Thursday, Pastor Funso Odesola, who represented the General Overseer, lamented the rate at which political leaders travel outside the country to seek medical attention rater than investing in the Nigeria’s health sector.

He said, “Pastor E A Adeboye is showing an example of what the government should be doing. We know that there are a lot of projects in the hands of the government but it’s a shame that even the people who are making policies cannot be treated in the hospital in their own country and Baba G O has shown an example of what can be done to the people.

“So the government and people in governance should follow his example. What we have, let’s improve it. I think, I guess and I know it’s a shame for an average Nigerians including those making the rules not to be able to be treated in their own hospitals.”

Also speaking, the Coordinator, Christian Social Responsibility (CSR)-RCCG, Pastor Kayode Pitan, said the church has expended N110billion on donating medical facilities and social impact project within eight year.

Pitan, who was represented by his assistant, Dr Bayo Olugbemi, added that the initiative has impacted over 207 million Nigerians, saying the dialysis center donated to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Wesley Guild Hospital, Osun State is the 13th of it kind donated within the country.

“To the glory of God, this commissioning is the 13th dialysis centre the Redeem Christian of God is donating in the country. Other states that have benefited are: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Bauchi State, Ogun State – Redemption Camp, Ogun State- Sagamu, Ondo State, Oyo State, Bornu State, Enugu State, Lagos State, Akwa Ibom State, Ekiti State, Osun State, Anambra State

“We have also donated Intensive care Units at the following States: Lagos State, Plateau State,Ondo State and Ogun State.”

Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Director, Dr. John Okeniyi, called for increased public, private partnership to improve the state of medical facilities in Nigeria.

His words, “Any where in the world people give back, I trained in Israel and the center where I trained is bigger than this whole hospital, simply because one family made that available. So this is the way where people gives back not because the givers plans to use the facility but to humanity, it has nothing to do with tribe”.

In his address, Governor Ademola Adeleke, who was represented by the Commisioner for Health, Mr. Jola Akintola commend Pastor Adeboye and the entire RCCG family for their vision, their compassion and their continued investment in humanity.