Chuka Odittah
7 January 2007
Lagos — Popular music star, Tu Face has voted to take up the challenge of supporting the less privileged in society by setting up a Non Governmental Organization (NGO).
The NGO known as Innocent Dibia Foundation, a statement said is conceived to among other things assist indigent patients access quality health care irrespective of their ethnic or religious background.
Tu Face who made this known in Abuja when he paid a courtesy call on Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the National Hospital, Dr Segun Ajuwon, said that modalities have been set in motion to fast track release of funds from his organizations to support indigent members of society who require immediate medical attention but are incapable of bearing the cost.
According to him, the Innocent Idibia Foundation is to discharge this responsibility in the National Hospital through close collaboration with an Abuja based non-governmental organization known as Friends of the National Hospital.
"The Innocent Dibia Foundation will collaborate with the Friends of the National Hospital Abuja, an NGO which has been assisting indigent patients in the area of the payment of their medical bills. This is because I believe that we have to be our brother's keepers, catering for the needs of our less privileged brothers and sisters. This way, the world would be a better place to live in.
Chief medical director of the National Hospital, in his remark described Tu Face's initiative as a worthy course saying as well that the Innocent Idibia Foundation is a testimony of humility and neighbourliness.
Ajuwon who thanked Tu Face for the thoughtful gesture in catering for the medical challenges of the poor, expressed confidence that the young artist would go places because of his fresh approach to rendering songs.
"We are delighted that a young artist of your age is thinking in this direction, particularly in assisting indigent patients. We wish you more success in your music career and pray that your latest recording titled Grass to Grace will be an instant hit like the African Queen album,"he said.
Assistant Director, Information Services of the National Hospital, Mallam Yahaya Sadiq noted that Tu Face as part of activities lined up for his visit to the hospital was taken on tour of the various wards in the hospital. He in addition to signing the visitors register, presented the CMD with a copy of his latest CD, Grass to Grace.
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