Peter Obi's Birthday: Northern Obidients Storm Top Sokoto Hospital, Gifts Over 100 Patients N5000

• Over 100 hospital patients in Sokoto state received ₦5,000 each from Obidient Movement members in honour of Peter Obi’s birthday
• The outreach, held in all 36 states and the FCT, reflected Obi’s values of service, compassion, and people-focused leadership
• Organisers said the gesture reinforces hope in Obi’s vision for a fairer Nigeria, ahead of the 2027 elections

Sokoto state — In a heartwarming show of compassion, members of the Obidient Movement in Sokoto state visited over 100 patients at Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital, offering them ₦5,000 each to support their medical needs.

The gesture was part of a nationwide outreach to mark the birthday of former presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Obidients say they’re inspired by Obi’s values

Speaking during the visit, Abubakar Yawale, chairman of the organising committee in Sokoto, explained that the donation reflects the movement’s desire to honour Peter Obi’s principles, Punch reported.

“This is the kind of politics Peter Obi represents: people-centred, compassionate, and impactful.

“Our principal has always demonstrated that leadership is about service. We are merely replicating his values by reaching out to those in need," Yawale said.

Obi's birthday: A nationwide act of solidarity

Yawale revealed that similar outreach efforts were happening simultaneously in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

He recalled Obi’s previous visit to Sokoto, where he commissioned a borehole and other community projects at Usmanu Danfodiyo University.

“Peter Obi has always remained committed to serving Nigerians, regardless of where they come from or their political beliefs,” he noted.

Yawale stressed that the funds were voluntarily contributed by members of the Obidient Movement to celebrate Obi’s birthday in a meaningful way, Leadership reported.

“People in Sokoto and across Nigeria should recognise who truly cares for them. Peter Obi and the Obidient Movement are committed to building a new Nigeria where healthcare, education, and dignity are not luxuries but rights for all," he said.

He also encouraged Nigerians to remain hopeful for the future, adding that Peter Obi stands out as a credible and transformative leader ahead of the 2027 elections.

Obi donates N15m to UNN dentistry department

Previously, Legit.ng reported that Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, donated N15 million to the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Ituku-Ozala, Enugu State, to help address its accreditation crisis.

The former governor of Anambra state confirmed this in a statement shared on his X page on Friday, July 18.

Peter Obi revealed that he received a letter from the faculty’s re-accreditation fundraising committee wherein the committee requested "urgent intervention and support of about N40 million to upgrade their laboratory and scale up the department’s graduation and induction quota as part of their re-accreditation process."

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng