PCNI Donates Medical Equipment, Reconstruction Materials Worth N2Billion to BOSG

Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative and Presidential Committee for Victims Support Fund has donated building materials worth millions of Naira to Borno state government in Maiduguri to support reconstruction of communities destroyed by insurgents.

The presentation was made to Kashim Shettima, the governor of Borno state by the vice chairman of the presidential committee, Alh. Tijjani Tumsah Weekend.

He further stated that "Rebuilding of hospital infrastructure is meant to complement our short-term interventions such as the medical outreach programs that have been going on across the north east"

Also the PCNI has flagged off a Housing Refurbishing Material Support Programme HRMSP intended to provide access to an improved housing, in terms of quality and standard for returnees and people directly affected by the insurgency.

A total of 298,000 pieces of timber, 59,710 ceiling boards and 20,865 bags of assorted nails were handed over to the governor.

14,100 bundles of zinc and 2,400 bags of cement were also part of the presidential committee's intervention to the state.

The distribution of the building materials was made to nine local governments of the state where reconstruction works are ongoing.

According to Alh. Tumsah, 'the distribution was based on populations of the local governments and damage assessment'.

Biu, Gwoza and Monguno local governments got 50,000 pieces of timber, 2,275 bundles of zinc, 2,650 ceiling boards and 350 bags of cement each.

48,000 pieces of timber, 2,275 bundles of zinc, 2,650 ceiling boards and 350 bags of cement were donated to Damboa local government.

Five local governments, Guzamala, Kala-Balge, Kukawa, Mafa and Ngala received 20,000 pieces of timber, 1,000 bundles of zinc, 2,053 bags of assorted nails, 5,670 pieces of ceiling boards and 200 bags of cement each.

Similarly, PCNI handed over healthcare faciliticies meant to furnish a hospital in Bama local government to the governor. Alh. Tumsah noted that the facilities, including x-ray machines and a total of 240 adult beds, among other things, will fully furnish the hospital.

Alh. Tumsah has said in an event in Adamawa September last year that 6 billion Naira was spent in various interventions programs in the six states of the region.

Receiving the items, Gov. Shettima thanked the presidential committee for the intervention, noting that it will help fast-track the ongoing reconstruction works and subsequent resettlement of internally displaced persons.

He explained that his government was determined to resettle all displaced persons by May 29.

'"Our government is determined to see that by May 29, we have resettled all displaced persons to their communities'," the governor said.

Shettima also called on the committee to extend similar intervention in its next tranche to other local governments of the state where reconstruction works are ongoing, including Askira Uba, Chibok, Konduga and Marte, among others.

It will be recalled that since its inauguration in 2016 by the federal government, PCNI has made several interventions across various sectors, particularly, in the areas of reconstruction, education, healthcare and peace building in the North East region. End