By Victor Lewis
It was a festival of sort marked by a torrent of praises and worship to God as hundreds of Aghalokpe citizens in Okpe Local Government Area benefitted from the ongoing Senator Ede Dafinone’s Free Diabetes Sensitization and Testing Medical Outreach when the team visited the area on Saturday October 11, 2025.
Aghalokpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, as the quiet community came alive on Saturday for the fifth phase of
Held at the in partnership with the National Health Fellows, the outreach drew a large crowd of residents eager to receive free medical tests, treatment, and health advice.
By mid-morning, the Aghalokpe Primary Health Centre venue of the exercise has been overwhelmed by long queues of elderly men and women, expectant mothers, and young people who have taken positions waiting patiently to be attended to by the medical team.
Pharm. Ojeje Victory, Health Fellow for Okpe LGA, coordinated the exercise, while Chief Onome Yegbeburu, who represented Senator Dafinone, spoke on the Senator’s passion for community health.
“Senator Dafinone believes that good health is the foundation of every strong community. That’s why he’s taking this outreach from one LGA to another — no community will be left behind.”
A highlight of the event was a health talk by Mr. Chinedu, a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO). Speaking in simple terms, he advised residents to take preventive health seriously.
“Diabetes and high blood pressure don’t show on the face. Always check your health before sickness checks you”, he advised.
Excitement filled the air with the arrival of DNS Evelyn Egbezomo, the Medical Officer of Health for Okpe LGA. Her appearance drew cheers from the crowd, many of whom saw it as long-overdue government attention.
“Today we feel remembered. We’ve waited for years. God bless Senator Dafinone”, one of the beneficiary, Mrs. Felicia Oghene, a 70-year-old widow, said.
By the end of the exercise, more than 200 residents had been screened for diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis, and eye defects. Over 120 people received free eyeglasses. The health data revealed several cases of high blood sugar and blood pressure, underscoring the need for continued health education.
DNS Egbezomo praised the initiative, describing it as a selfless act of leadership, adding that “What Senator Dafinone is doing goes beyond politics. This is genuine service to humanity”, Egbezomo said.
For Mr. Afigbere John, a farmer and one of the beneficiaries, the outreach was life-changing. “I’ve been struggling to see clearly for months,” he said, adjusting his new pair of glasses with a smile. “Now I can see again — God bless everyone behind this.”
As the event came to an end in the evening, the sense of joy and relief was unmistakable. The people of Aghalokpe returned home not only with medicine and eyeglasses but with renewed faith that they had not been forgotten.
For Senator Ede Dafinone, the smiles across faces were proof that his dream of a healthier Delta Central is steadily becoming a reality — one community at a time.
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