Elumelu injects N3.5m into Smart Meka’s back-to-school initiative

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency, Honourable Ndudi Elumelu, has contributed N3.5 million towards the enrollment of 500 residents of Ward 11, Oshimili South, in the Delta State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme.

Elumelu made the intervention last Thursday at Ahabam Primary School, Cable, Asaba, during a Back-to-School programme organised by the Ekwueme Movement for Sheriff, led by Smart Meka.

The initiative provided more than 1,500 customised notebooks to over 300 pupils in five primary schools and facilitated health insurance enrollment for 150 beneficiaries.

The beneficiary schools included: Ogboli Primary School 1 and 2, Ahabam Primary School and Enechara Primary School, among others in Ward 11.

Moved by the initiative, Elumelu immediately made payment for an additional 500 residents, bringing the total number of beneficiaries receiving healthcare support through the programme to 650.

Elumelu described Meka as his ‘pride and beloved brother’, commending his sustained commitment to education, healthcare and grassroots empowerment.

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He said supporting children’s education and expanding access to healthcare were investments in the future of the community.

Meka disclosed that the group had distributed educational materials to pupils for about three years and announced plans to distribute rice to residents in December.

Former Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, who represented former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, commended the initiative and Elumelu’s additional health insurance intervention.

Delta North APC chairman, Dan Ossai, also praised Meka’s consistency, noting that the group increased its beneficiaries from 100 children last year to 150 this year.