In a bid to give back to his constituency, house of representative member representing Abeokuta South Federal Constituency Hon. Moruf Afolabi Afuape has organized a medical outreach for women and elderly in his constituency.
The medical outreach was held on Monday at the Centenary Hall, Ake Abeokuta Ogun State.
The two-day event, which was part of his constituency project, provided free medical services to thousands of people, including treatment for malaria, typhoid, ulcers, eye and teeth problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, and minor surgeries.
While speaking with newsmen Hon. Afuape emphasized the importance of health, stating that "health is wealth" and a key aspect of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
He expressed his commitment to ensure the well-being of his constituents, even if it means spending from his personal funds.
Hon. Afuape also promised to take responsibility for any additional medical expenses incurred by beneficiaries.
"Health is very important and this is one of the goals of Sustainable Development Goal(SDG). We thought that we need to look at the health status of our people and going forward, some people might need minor surgery , this is part of my constituency project to give back to my constituency.
"If they need minor surgery I may need to spend more from my own personal money because I so much believe that once our people are healthy then all other things shall be added onto it.
"We don't have a target but I'm very happy with the turnout.
"These exercises cover,malaria/typhoid , ulcer ,eye , teeth ,high blood pressure , diabetes ,surgery (minor) ,first aid ambulance service (for emergency) it depends on the doctors .
" If at all they discovered something that's not part of this , they can refer that to another hospital, i can take the responsibility to pay for such person . It's just a way of giving back to society .
"With this kind of turnout, I can say clearly that we may need to do this more often , it depends on the feedback," he said.
One of the beneficiaries Egunjobi Rafiu praised Hon. Afuape for his initiative saying that many politicians forget about them after they've been voted in, but Hon. Afuape has really done well.
His words " This outreach relief us because going to the hospital these days we have to spend a lot of money .
" We received different kinds of medical treatment here . We give kudos to Hon. Afuape, he has really done well . People are benefiting from different kinds of treatment here .I urged Other politicians to emulate him.
"My advice for politicians is that they only have four years to spend in that position and if they have done well people will be happy to vote them back in that position.
"They should try to go back to their constituency to see what they are in need of ."