Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Friday paid N700,000 hospital bill for two cancer patients.
The Governor paid the N400,000 hospital bill for a two-year-old girl, Dowese Tyengo, who has tumour of the eye before she was diagnosed of cancer.
The diagnosis was carried out at the Benue University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.
Making the donation, Al-Makura said he was touched by the plight of the little girl when he saw her picture and decided to defray the hospital bill.
Receiving the cash on behalf of the parents of the patient, Pastor Telumun Vaatia thanked the governor for the gesture and prayed God to reward him abundantly.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Al-Makura also settled N300,000 hospital bill for one Rukaiya Mohammed, whose one leg was amputated and needed money to undergo operation in ABU Teaching Hospital, Zaria to prevent the loss of the other leg.
Represented by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ahmed Tukur, Al-Makura said he heard the announcement on radio and decided to pay the bill in order to save Mohammed’s second leg.
The money was received by Aloko Flashman, the Director of News of Nasarawa Broadcasting Service, Lafia, where the announcement was made to assist the patient.
NAN.
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