Entrepreneur, philanthropist and Chairman of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation, Dr. Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, was, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, conferred with a chieftaincy title for her commitment to providing free quality healthcare to the people of Ekpeye Kingdom, Ahoada East, Rivers State, by His Imperial Majesty, Eze Kelvin Ngozi Anugwo, Eze Ekpeye Logbo 111.
The monarch and his council of chiefs conferred Lulu-Briggs with the title of ‘Ununwe Gwoduma Emene Ekpeye 1 of Ekpeye land’ (The Chief that heals Ekpeye people) at his palace shortly before the official opening ceremony of the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation’s 39th Free Medical Mission at the Model Primary Health Centre in Ahoada Town.
The medical missions are one of the Foundation’s flagship programmes through which it has reached 144,712 people in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River and Rivers states.
The title, the latest honour for the philanthropist, attests to her significant contributions to healthcare and socio-economic developments in Nigeria.
The 39th Free Medical Mission began formally on Monday, April 8, and will continue until April 12.
Free services being offered at the five-day medical camp include counselling/health education, outpatient consultations, general surgeries, paediatric care (including de-worming), dental care, vision care (including glasses and surgery), malaria testing & treatment, HIV/AIDs screening, physiotherapy, and an onsite pharmacy and laboratory.
