By Patrick Ochei
An illustrious son of Ogbenti-Obi from Issele-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Dr Chukwuka Mordi has been commended for responding to the excruciating pain of a brother, Mr. Emmanuel Odoh from Ogboli village in Issele-Uku, by funding an orthopaedic surgical procedure for him.
The commendation is coming from the President of Anioma Medical Professionals Forum, an organisation that facilitated the patient’s referral for a comprehensive review and surgery, Dr Alexander Chidubem Awunor who gave the narrative of what transpired before the beneficiary received such a life saving help.
Awunor said that recently, Issele Association of North America (IANA) sponsored a medical mission in the three communities of Issele-Uku, Issele-Azagba and Issele-Mkpitime, where the patient had come for treatment but was not attended to, because his case required major surgery.
It was however when his case was mentioned while the report on those attended to for treatment and minor surgery was presented, that an Issele-Uku indigene picked interest and volunteered to personally pay the bills of his surgery in any hospital.
That was how help came to Mr. Emmanuel Odoh and he was referred to the Orthopaedic section of FMC Asaba, from where the surgery was eventually carried out in a private hospital.
Meanwhile, Prince Ibe Ozoma also helped out with logistics arrangement for the patient before the eventual surgery was sponsored by Dr Chukwuka Mordi.
According to Dr. Awunor, “I want to use this medium to thank Dr Chukwuka Mordi immensely for his humanitarian gesture towards Mr. Odoh whose case was critical as at the time he came to the free medical programme of IANA. It is not easy to bring out millions to pay medical bills for somebody you have not met. I particularly thank God that the surgery had been done and it was successful.
“Let me also use this opportunity to appreciate the IANA President, Dr. Igwebuike Nwaesei and all the members of the Association for providing the platform that brought this immense favour to Mr. Odoh”, Awunor said.
The surgery was successfully performed on Mr. Emmanuel Odoh, Monday 19th February, 2024, by the Lead Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Chibuzor.
