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By Alao Abiodun

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and chairperson of Renewed Hope Initiative, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has made good her words to support the health care delivery efforts of Nigerians in Diaspora, Sierra Leone Chapter (NIDO, SL) by donating $100,000.

The donation, according to a press statement by the organisation, is a fulfillment of her pledge towards the construction of a first-class medical centre for Nigerians in Sierra Leone.

NIDO president in Sierra Leone, Abiodun Oyebola had requested Oluremi’s support due to the dire and urgent need for a medical centre, due to the dilapidated state of healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone.

The NIDO medical centre when completed and becomes operational will go a long way to address the medical needs of over 40,000 Nigerians living in Sierra Leone, and will complement the efforts of His Excellency, President Julis Maada Bio in closing the gaps in the health sector.

Recall Oluremi had met with a cross-section of members of the Nigerians in Diaspora, Sierra Leone on Sunday, November 19, 2023, during her visit to the country as the Special Guest of Honour to the commemoration of UN World Day, hosted by Her Excellency, Dr. Fatima Bio, the First lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone.

It said: “The donation came in from the Renewed Hope Initiative, the humanitarian pet project of Her Excellency, Senator Tinubu.

“This is a very big boost to alleviate the challenges being faced by Nigerians in Sierra Leone, especially in the health delivery sector of the country.

“Recall that Sierra Leone is still grappling with the consequences of the 11-year brutal civil war that destroyed all national social infrastructure.

“Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Sierra Leone Chapter remains a trailblazer among the various NIDO chapters all over the world.

“NIDO Sierra Leone is the first to organise the largest single gathering of Nigerians abroad under one roof during the inauguration of President Abiodun Oyebola and his executives on July 6, 2019, where over 4, 500 Nigerians gathered to celebrate our national unity. This remains the largest gathering to date.

“Similarly, the NIDO medical centre, a project for a non-profit, is the first of its kind in the diaspora.

“It is therefore not surprising that NIDO Sierra Leone is the First Chapter to formally receive and have in audience our dear First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu who coincidentally was in Sierra Leone on her very first official trip outside Nigeria and in her capacity as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” (Nation)