From Ahmad Mohammed, Bauchi
The Management of the North East Development Commission has donated two ambulances and other required equipment for the takeoff of the COVID-19 testing centre in Bauchi State.
Alhaji Yarima Mohammed Gashua, the Director Audit in the Commission who presented the items to the state government on behalf of the Commission, said the gesture is to ensure the centre commenced operations in earnest.
Gashua said the palliative items also donated to the state government is to assist in alleviating the sufferings facing citizens of the state at this critical period of coronavirus.
“ Your Excellency, at the level of the Commission, we considered it as necessary for us to assist states in the North East sub region to curb and overcome the challenges caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are ever ready to support Bauchi state in the establishment of its testing centre, in addition to the ambulances and other facilities we donated to you, we will work closely to ensure the centre commenced operations soon.”
The State Deputy Governor, Senator Baba Tela who received the items on behalf of the state government, expressed gratitude to the Commission for the gesture.
Tela who is the Chairman of the Task Force on COVID-19 and Lassa fever said the items donated will go a long way in assisting the state government to fight the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic.
“ On behalf of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed and the members of our committee convey our profound thanks to the North East Development Commission for giving us these palliative items.
“ We have just had an agreement with you to support us for the establishment o our COVID-19 testing centre to be cited at the Specialist Hospital Bauchi. We are grateful that today you have donated to us 2 ambulances and other equipment required for the operations of the centre.
He said, the state government on its part, has already provided the necessary facilities for the takeoff of the testing centre.
The Deputy Governor noted with satisfaction, the support of the North East Development Commission to not only the state, but to all the states of the region and pledged to ensure judicious distribution of the items donated.
Items donated to the Bauchi state government by the North East Development Commission are 2 ambulances, 2 ventilators, 1800 pieces of Personal Protection Equipment, 100 surgical masks, 500 package of ordinary face masks, hand gloves, hand sanitizers as well as food items worth thousands of naira.
Senator Baba Tela later handed over the donated palliative items to Alhaji Garba Noma, a member of the State Palliative Committee set up by Governor Bala Mohammed
