NAYA donates N1.324b hospital equipment to Nigerian hospitals in one year

Success Damian:

Nigerian Association for Young Adults of Canada (NAYA), an incorporated and registered organization with the Government of Canada, said it has donated hospital equipments worth N1.324 billion to hospitals in Nigeria.

Shola Agboola, President of the group made the heart-warming revelations during a press conference at Golden Tulip Hotel, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos on Monday. 

He stressed that all the materials which the group donates to the Nigerian people are obtained free from the people and government of Canada.

Agboola stated that the only money which the group spends in the entire exercise is in the cost of shipment and distribution of the materials to the people in Nigeria. 

“Coming Saturday we are going to launch medical equipment in Bida, Niger State.”

Speaking on the nature of hospital equipment which the group is donating to Nigerian hospitals, he said they include about seven sets of highly sophisticated equipment which consist of hospital beds, incubators, syringes, among others.

 “In addition, over the course of six years, NAYA has made several millions of dollars worth of social interventions/investments in Nigeria.

"We also help in education, we donate laptops, computers in every state; we donate medical equipment, we donate books; we partner with Canada to obtain used books, we do empowerment in rural communities, free clothing, sometimes we go with hundreds of thousands, hygiene kits, we help in girl child poverty eradication,” Agboola said.

On the reason behind choosing Niger State for the launch of the medical equipment, Agboola said the group is going to all the geopolitical zones of the country because it is a non-sectional group, “we have been to Imo, Osun, Abia and many other States of Nigeria.”

Working in partnership with Hope International as intermediary, NAYA is able to get all the materials from the government of Canada free, according to Agboola. 

The group which is institutionally recognized for its significant roles in fostering Nigerian interests both in Nigeria and the Diaspora through Humanitarian services over the last decade, NAYA has made significant social investments in many sectors such as Healthcare, Education, and Empowerment, ICT Training, computer Funding and provision, Cultural promotion /Exchange and Female Gender Development Initiatives.

The organization is also involved in giving out educational materials, empowerment of people in rural communities, provision of hygiene kits, girl child poverty eradication. 

He called for attitudinal change and lamented the absence of role models in Nigeria.

Agboola emphasized that there is little the individual can do without government support.

He added that what the group is doing is a moral obligation to give back to society “In Canada our children attain schools we could not have imagined, created by people we don’t know, that is why we are doing what we are doing. Nigeria must create an enabling environment. The problem with Nigeria is a deliberate conspiracy of the elite to be selfish.” 

He said Canada has been able to create flourishing institutions as reason for their sustainable development. 

Agboola called on all and sundry to join hands to build the nation. “Canada has actually changed our psyche. In Canada everything is not left for government and that is key. I am using this opportunity to tell people that we can do certain things by ourselves, when we do it we do it for ourselves and our children.

“Now the question is, what is it that is in that country that makes everybody that land there to fall in love with the country? It is not a matter of talent, it is a matter of location, when they see your passion, they allow you to grow,” Agboola added.