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From: BillyGraham, Abel-Yola |
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Governor Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow of Adamawa State has reiterated his commitment to fulfilling all the promises to the people of the state during his campaign and even after. Governor Bindow made the statement at the ground-breaking ceremony of Numan General Hospital and Villanova Secondary School Numan. The ground-breaking ceremonies remains symbolic to the practical revolution he promised in the education and health sectors when he declared the state of emergency in both sectors. Schools and hospitals have been earmarked for reconstruction and rehabilitation in all the senatorial districts of the state in the first phase of the intervention. At the Numan General Hospital where the ground-breaking ceremony was launched Bindow says, “The intervention will involve a brand new, maternity complex, amenity Wards, doctors quarters, upgrade of equipment and adequate Water supply.” The Numan general hospital was built in 1922 and has been neglected by the successive governments to a state of disrepair until now. The work, when completed, would bring quality healthcare services closer to the entire southern part of Adamawa comprising, Numan, Shelleng, Guyuk, Demsa and Lamurde communities in the state. Governor Bindow promised to supervise the construction personally so as to ensure high quality of work and a timely delivery. Bindow continued, “I am here to fulfil my campaign promise regarding this hospital, the contractor has promised to complete the rehabilitation in six months and I desire to be here after six months for the commissioning of the hospital complex.” “I do also want to thank the traditional rulers of this zone for their support and encouragement. “I will want to call for patience due to the scarcity of resources but we will definitely ensure that we fulfill all our promises.” While in Numan, Senator Bindow also laid the foundation for school reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Villanova secondary school Numan,. Bindow stated, “The school’s rehabilitation is not a favour but the responsibility a government has to carry out to its people as an obligation. The reconstruction of the Villanova secondary school is also significant because of its history as one of the oldest schools in the state established in 1960 and has seen many prominent Nigerians studying there. The governor said, “we cannot sit back and allow schools with such history to be relegated to the background by infrastructural decay. “The last time I was here I cried openly because of the inhuman condition our children were subjected to, today we are laying the building blocks that will completely change that negativity and improve the learning condition in our schools starting from here to every part of the state”. “We will also install 50 solar street lights in the school as part of the complete overhaul project for schools in the state as it will go a long way to improve the security of our students. Learning must be carried out in a safe environment.” Bindow also flagged off the planting of trees in schools across the state stating that all the reconstruction and renovations work will involve a mandatory planting of economic trees in schools in the state. |