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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that the N20 million he donated in Calabar is intended to help alleviate the burden on students of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Calabar.


The educational pursuits of over 300 dentistry students at the university were at risk of being truncated after the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, allocated only 10 slots to UNICAL due to a lack of dentistry equipment. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Florence Obi, had offered to transfer the students to other institutions, but the students protested against the proposal.

Obi decried how the government had neglected what he described as the most basic educational needs of students, while political leaders indulged in extravagance and basked in opulence.


Speaking at Calabar Airport, the former governor of Anambra State said, “The situation in UNICAL is a direct reflection of failed leadership. We cannot continue to allow our children to bear the brunt of our political blunders.

“We spend millions on luxury for political office holders, yet young Nigerians pursuing education lack the most basic tools. It shouldn’t be so.”

According to Obi, the situation at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Calabar, was a glaring case of leadership failure in Nigeria’s education sector. He said the N20 million donation was to support the upgrade of critical infrastructure in the faculty.


“This token is to help procure 15 additional dental chairs, a key requirement set by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria for expanding the faculty’s student intake,” he said.

He urged the authorities to consider the plight of the affected students, whose academic progress had been severely hampered by inadequate facilities.

Obi called on other well-meaning Nigerians and leaders to support institutions like UNICAL, insisting that the future of the country depends on how well its citizens are educated and empowered.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/25/peter-obi-gives-reason-for-his-n20m-donation-to-unicals-faculty-of-dentistry/

The Okwute of Anambra....we adore you and cherish the fact Anambra was blessed with such an awesome figure. Our soil will protect you wherever you go.

No need for any reason, that money was stolen from labour party

Sometimes, I'm honestly not sure if Obi is doing all these donations because he genuinely cares about the welfare of the people, or because it's his own format of canvassing for votes.

You mean labour party without structures has such amount of money 🤑

yarimo:
No need for any reason, that money was stolen from labour party

Tinubumustgo:
You mean labour party without structures has such amount of money 🤑

structures? Labour party produced an elected governor before obi even think of contesting for President in that party. Read history before commenting

And the 20 millions donation by Obi he stole it from the labour party?

yarimo:
structures? Labour party produced an elected governor before obi even think of contesting for President in that party. Read history before commenting

Tinubumustgo:
And the 20 millions donation by Obi he stole it from the labour party?

yes, he is wanted by abure the authentic national chairman of labour party

Continue with your fake news. Hand go soon touch you

yarimo:
yes, he is wanted by abure the authentic national chairman of labour party

Tinubumustgo:
Continue with your fake news. Hand go soon touch you

ok

yarimo:
No need for any reason, that money was stolen from labour party

YeeePaaa! everyday Peter Obi dey beat yarimo LeodeKing from morning till night soooteeey yarimo dey see visions of koboko flogging am for him dreams hahaha 🤣😂