Dr Christopher Gbelokoto Okojie left the Colonial Service to work among his people, the impoverished rural people of Ishan (Esan) Division of present-day Edo State. He returned to his native district and started the Zuma Memorial Hospital on March 27, 1950, a private service that tried to supplement inadequate health services in Esan land.
Dr Christopher Gbelokoto Okojie relinquished his position in the Colonial Service to work among his own kind, the impoverished rural inhabitants of Ishan (Esan) Division within present-day Edo State. He returned to his native district and initiated the Zuma Memorial Hospital on March 27, 1950, a private initiative seeking to enhance the inadequate healthcare services in Esan area.