BY GABRIEL OKECHUKWU, FRCN PORT HARCOURT
The First Lady, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu says collaboration between Renewed Hope Initiative and Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC is aimed at making affordable and reliable healthcare accessible to families and rural communities in Niger Delta region.
Senator Mrs. Tinubu Made this known in Otuasega Bayelsa State, while Flagging off twenty Twenty-five NDDC cum Renewed Hope Initiatives’ Free Medical outreaches, Inauguration of NDDC built secondary School, renovated Otuasega Cottage Hospital with medical equipment, donation of eleven Ambulances to Hospitals in nine states of the region among others.
Over two million residents of Niger Delta region have benefitted from Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC’s free medical Programme since inception with over five hundred outreaches done in the mandate states.
The collaboration between NDDC and Renewed Hope Initiative of the first lady is significant in that, the outreach which was done annually , would henceforth take place twice a year.
Part of the event was inauguration of renovated Otuasega Cottage Hospital with various medical equipments, Donation of one hundred KVA Soundproof Generator, Sixty KVA Solar Power, Digital Colour Doppler Ultrasound System, Specialized Personal Protecting Equipment (PPE) Kits, books and school desks.
The First Lady, her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu explained that NDDC Free medical outreach aligns with the Renewed Hope Initiative especially with Maternal and child healthcare.
Senator Mrs. Tinubu stated that the focus on education and health by NDDC agrees with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. president to ensure affordable education and healthcare for the nation.
on his part, Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri who recalled his time in the senate with the first Lady, appreciated NDDC and the Renewed hope Initiative for building the secondary school and renovating the Hospital for the use of Bayelsa people.
Governor Diri Pledged willingness of the state Government to collaborate with NDDC to facilitate development of Niger Delta region.
Addressing the gathering, Managing Director Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku noted that the partnership with Renewed Hope Initiative was to ensure good health delivery for residents of the region, transversing all the mandate states.
The Managing Director told the people that as part of Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President, the commission has been involved in project inauguration in Delta, Rivers, Abia, Imo and Bayelsa States in preparation for Silver Jubilee of the commission.
The Managing Director explained that part of the twenty five years anniversary also was Niger Delta Sport Festival to empower the youths and discover new talents that would be good ambassadors of the region.
He admitted that the supervision by the president through the Minister of Regional Development gave the management the push to achieve greater milestones.
In a remark , Minister of Regional Development, Chief Abubakar Momoh while applauding NDDC for good initiatives emphasized the need for Governors of the region to partner NDDC to enhance development in the oil rich Niger Delta region.
Present at the event were Senate and House Committee members on NDDC, Wives of Governors of the region, traditional rulers, women and youths.
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