BUHARI SUPPORT GROUP OFFER FREE MEDICARE TO TRADERS NATIONWIDE

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BUHARI SUPPORT GROUP OFFER FREE MEDICARE TO TRADERS NATIONWIDE

A group loyal to the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced free medical outreach for traders in all the major market nationwide.

The group under the aegis of Nigerian Traders for PMB is kick-starting the initiative from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Anaedooline also gathered that the group is using the opportunity to sensitise the traders on the importance of peaceful participation in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

Speaking with journalists during the programme at Kuje area council on Wednesday, November 14, national coordinator of the group, Prince Paul Ikonne, said there is a plan to reach out up to 1,000 traders in each of the major markets nationwide.

He, however, said for the FCT, the scheme will visit all the major markets across the six area councils.

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Prince Ikonne, who contested the recent governorship primary in Abia State, added that his group is a coalition of all the traders coming together to form what is known as Nigerian Traders for PMB.

He said: “It is not federal government funded at all. It is goodwill and donations that we enjoy from people in order to assist traders for the support of the president.

“We are flagging off this nationwide programme that we have for all traders in the market. If you notice we are doing it in the market so that they don’t need to pay for transport to benefit from it. We have a team of medical professionals; opticians, doctors and others.

“The essence of this is to sensitise the traders on their right to vote and to vote right when it comes to election in 2019, for them not to sell their votes, to hold their PVC close to them and to vote the government that has given attention to them, the government that has programme for the country, fighting corruption, providing infrastructure, securing the lives and property of the citizen and providing dividends of democracy.

“So traders should come out and participate because they are the real voters and their votes will count. We also assure them that there will be security, therefore, there is a need for peaceful conduct and their participation in the forthcoming general elections.”

Some of the medical services given to the traders include; free eye care, malaria test, cough and blood sugar level tests, while free treatment and drugs were given to them.

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