About 300 people including aged men, women and children on Monday benefited from a free healthcare initiative, offered by an NGO, the Coalition of Ibaji Youths (COIY), in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State. Speaking at one of the venues, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of COIY, Mr Tony Edike, said the healthcare initiative was part of the organisation’s annual programme to extend love to the less privileged people during Christmas Swanson. According to him, the medical outreach was conducted at Ibaji local government headquarters, Onyedega and Odogwu communities, while drugs worth thousands of naira were donated to Ejule Ojebe Health Centre. ”This medical initiative is the first of its kind in this area and will be sustained as part of our programmes to improve the living condition of the people. On his part, the Administrator of Ibaji Local government, Mr Williams Iko-Ojo, applauded leaders and members of COIY for the gesture and for their unrelenting efforts to draw attention to their peoples’ plights.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 23, 2019 18:11 UTC