By Bashir Hassan Abubakar
The North East Development Commission has donated drugs and medical consumables to the Bauchi State Government being part of the commission’s social intervention in tackling the scourge of cholera outbreaks in the state.
This was contained in press statement issued by the information officer of the state primary health development agency Ibrahim Sani ,made available to newsmen in Bauchi.
Speaking while handing over the drugs and medical consumables on Monday, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer North East Development Commission Mohammed Goni Alkali explained that the commission will continue to collaborate with the State Government in providing the needed interventions, with a view to improve health status of the people.
In his speech, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed who said that the NEDC has been a strategic Federal Government establishment with multiple impacts on the people, noted that donation of drugs and medical consumables has come at a better time when state is working assiduously to respond to outbreaks.
Bala Mohammed who was represented by the Chief of Staff Government House, Dr Aminu Hassan Gamawa recalled that NECD had in collaboration with the State took part in the development of North East Development Plan which is another important milestone.
He then commended the NEDC for the training of Youth on ICT and technological skills in order to provide them with jobs and at the same time meet with the challenges of contemporary digital age.
The Executive Chairman SPHCDA Dr Rilwanu Mohammed appreciated the commission for its numerous support, especially in partnering with the state which culminated in the provision of first Molecular Laboratory in Bauchi State.