By Ikemba Anike
It’s been a year since Hon. Prof. Paul Sunday Nnamchi, our representative and son of the soil, brought healing through medicine, love, service, and presence. The impact still resonates loudly, from Trans Ekulu to Mbu, Abakpa Nike to Ikem, Akpuoga to Ogwuagor, and across every community that felt his care.
Over 2,000 people benefited – fathers, mothers, children, and the elderly received eye examinations, dental care, vital sign checks, and free prescriptions. But more than medicine, hope was shared. Professionals like doctors, pharmacists, dentists, lab technologists, nurses and optometrists showed up because one man chose to remember his people.
We didn’t have to beg or lobby. Our representative came to us. That’s leadership. That’s love, that’s action.
Some recipients of eyeglasses are still reading and seeing clearly today. Some whose illnesses were detected early are alive and well because of the intervention. Many found timely help they never expected.
Prof. Nnamchi embodied representation. In a country where leaders often forget faces behind votes, he remembered. When leadership is usually heard on radio jingles and social media, Prof. Nnamchi brought it to the doorsteps of the sick and forgotten.
One year on, we’re still talking about it because we feel the impact. Prof. Nnamchi, you’ve written your name in the hearts of the people.
This isn’t just gratitude; it’s a reminder that when good people rise, communities heal and live.
May your strength never wane. May your vision continue to lift us. And may history record that when the people needed a leader, you showed up.
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