Tinubu approves 5m eyeglasses for Nigerians, gives reason

On Friday, September 1st, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu granted the approval for a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Eye Health Programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than 5 million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impairments.

The Nigerian leader made this known in Abuja on Friday, during a courtesy visit by Andrew Bastawrous, CEO of the foundation and co-founder of the Vision Catalyst Fund.

President Tinubu disclosed that he was motivated to support the initiative because of his personal experience with eye health.

He further narrated how his mother was able to see clearly again after receiving a pair of glasses but had asked him how others in her condition would manage without any support.

In a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesperson, and shared on X page (formerly Twitter), Tinubu said,

"My first experience was with my mother of blessed memory. She was ill and she could not recognise me. When I intervened, she was treated and given a pair of glasses. The next question she asked me was: I have you, and you are able to do this for me. What about those other women and their children who may not have somebody like you to intervene for them?