Nkeiruka Onyejeocha Declares 19-Year Free Medical Crusade Is a Divine Covenant as Over 5,000 Abia Residents Get Free Surgeries

Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Rt. Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has dismissed claims that her long-running humanitarian work is tied to elections, declaring that her free healthcare initiative is a sacred covenant with God that transcends party lines.

Onyejeocha made the assertion while flagging off the second phase of the 19th Nkeiruka Onyejeocha Medical and Surgery Outreach at the Madam Susan Mba Memorial Health Centre in Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. The second phase follows an intensive three-day medical drive at Isuikwuato General Hospital, bringing the total expected beneficiaries across both local government areas to over 5,000 residents.

Addressing hundreds of patients who gathered for free surgical procedures, eye examinations, laboratory diagnostics, and medication, the former lawmaker recounted how her passion for caring for the vulnerable was shaped during her childhood under her late grandmother, Madam Susan Mba, after whom the health facility is named.

Onyejeocha stressed that the facility hosting the outreach is a privately funded personal investment, built within six months to bypass political bureaucracy and provide unhindered access to medical care for rural families.

“What God said to me is that I should go and represent Him, and I will do what He sent me to do,” Onyejeocha stated while addressing beneficiaries. “This is not a government health center, and it has nothing to do with politics. It has everything to do with my covenant with my mother and my God. Therefore, it is free for everyone, regardless of whether you belong to the APC, LP, PDP, ZLP, or do not have a party card at all. Doctors care, but God heals.”

Urging attendees and volunteers to shun political discrimination, Onyejeocha insisted that healthcare must never be weaponized for partisan gain. She reassured the crowd that the medical team—comprising surgeons, doctors, and nurses—would remain on-site until every registered patient receives proper treatment.

During the initial phase in Isuikwuato, the medical team successfully performed dozens of life-saving surgeries, including emergency hernia repairs, while distributing over 500 free prescription glasses to visually impaired residents. With the Umunneochi phase now underway, thousands of underprivileged families continue to receive vital medical relief in what has become one of the longest-running private healthcare interventions in the region.