OBAGOAL DONATES HEALTH EQUIPTMENT TO LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT.

Lagos born ,Nigeria Football international, Obafemi Martins days ago donated health equipment worth several millions of naira to the Lagos State Government, saying it was part of his philanthropic gestures to give back to the society.
Among the equipment donated by Martins, through his foundation, Obafemi Martins Foundation (OMF), include 200 Wheel Chairs, 3,240 Crutches, 100 Baby Courts, 60 Hospital Beds, 13 Electric Wheel Chairs and 3200 Blind Sticks.

The equipment were presented  to  Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at a short ceremony held at Lagos House in Ikeja, Obafemi Martins, popularly known as Obagoal currently plies his trade with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C in China, In his words  the mission of his Foundation is to assist members of the community who are in need as a result of being handicapped., he also 
announced that the Foundation is currently prepared to donate a lot of wheel chairs, electronic wheel chairs, clutches and other equipment." I am confident that this contribution will impact lives in our communities. Through service to our community, we can all make a difference,” .

He, however, said that the Foundation would not only stop at the donation, adding that there would be more interventions in the nearest future.
 Governor Ambode commended Martins for the gesture, saying that it was not only a worthy and noble act of selfless service, but a clear demonstration of his commitment to Nigeria and most especially Lagos State.

“We are all delighted to welcome Obafemi Martins back home. As you are aware, he is a true born Lagosian and through his Foundation, he has deemed it necessary to extend selfless service back to his community.

“We are, on behalf of Lagosians, saying a big thank you to you. Apart from the fact that you have become an excellent ambassador for Lagos, you’ve done extremely very well in your chosen career. You’ve also deemed it fit that it’s time to pay back to humanity. Apart from the fact that these are things that we would use in our hospitals, there are also things that we are going to use for people living with disabilities.

Photo: Obagoal, Gov.Ambode and Deji Tinubu at the presentation.