The Vice Chairman of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative, Mr. Tijjani Tumsah has presented N400 million worth of hospital equipment and drugs to the Adamawa State Government to equip hospitals and clinics devastated by the insurgency and by the recent clashes between herders and farmers in the state.
The Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Mr. Martins Babale, who received the donation expressed appreciation to PCNI for the gesture and pledged that the items would sent to the appropriate areas.
In another development, a federal government delegation led by the Minister of Information, Lai Muhammed, and four other ministers, arrived Maiduguri, Borno state, for a special town hall meeting on military and security.
The meeting is the second of edition after the first that held in Kano. The Information Minister told the Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima, that the delegation is in the state for a first-hand appraisal of the efforts of the military and other security agencies in the counterinsurgency campaign and to highlight the federal government’s immense efforts in restoring normalcy to the region.
“We are also here in Borno state to celebrate our gallant soldiers who have sacrificed their all to make the country a better place for all of us.” Governor Shettima welcomed the delegation while saying that the military had in the last six weeks accomplished more than what was recorded as successes in the last three years.
The town hall meeting is currently ongoing with the Ministers of Defence, Interiors, Budget and National Planning as panellists. It is being attended by invitees from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States.
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