Omo, make I yarn you wetin Chief Razaq Okoya dey do for him 86th birthday! E no do any big party dis year oo, instead, him turn him estate for Lekki into hospital for one week. Na free medical outreach him organize for over 1,500 Lagosians!
Na wah! This man wey get plenty money, no just dey flex am, him decide to use him birthday bless people wey no fit afford healthcare. For him, health na wealth, and e no want make people suffer unnecessarily.
During dis one-week programme, dem gree provide all kind medical checks like blood pressure monitoring, HIV testing, eye screening, even cancer screening! Na so him show say him care for him community wey help am grow.
As e dey do im work as boss for Eleganza Group, dis medical outreach na direct response to him own experience wey involve prostate cancer. E don face di health wahala before, and him sabi how important early detection be. Na here e use him own life as example to change lives.
One woman wey go di outreach talk say dem catch am for cervical cancer stage wey no too serious, praise God! Na dis kind timely intervention plenty people dey thank Okoya for, as him don give dem chance wey dem fit miss if dem no attend.
For many old folks, e be like say na miracle because dem dey japa from sickness wey dey worry dem without enough money for drugs. Dem dey praise Okoya as dem receive clinical care, food, and even transport fare. Like play, like play, dem dey go home with N10,000 wey dem fit use jolly follow their family!
Mrs. Margaret wey dey 65, talk say na because of the rising cost of medication her health dey suffer before she comot come this free outreach. She don benefit plenty from the healthcare dey receive!
Some religious leaders wey dey attend talk say dem appreciate wetin Okoya do. Say na really social responsibility wey fit inspire others wey get money to think about how dem go fit help others. Dem don call for government make dem provide better healthcare for di people.
Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi from Lagos state sef praise Okoya, say dis kind ministry dey too necessary as government no fit do am alone. E encourage people make dem join king of health insurance wey dem call ILERA EKO to better enjoy healthcare without sickness burden.
No be say dem dey sing praise only, but di impact wey dis man don make on plenty lives na something to write home about. Even him family plans to keep this outreach running every year, make sure say adventure no die after di birthday.
So as we dey celebrate Chief Okoya’s 86th birthday, we dey rejoice for how him dey use di occasion to show love and care for di community. Make others learn from dis kind move, so that if dem make money, dem fit mold lives of people around dem. Na wetin life be, my people!
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