Senate President, Dr Ahmed Lawan  has assured Nigerians that the Ninth Assembly remained  committed to policies and programmes that would ensure  further development of the country.
Lawan gave the assurance on Thursday  at the closing ceremony of  a free medical outreach in Adamawa South Senatorial District, held at the General Hospital , Jada, the headquarters of Jada  local government area of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the  outreach was the seventh in the series of medical outreach,  organised by Sen. Binos Yaroe -PDP, Adamawa South for his constituents.
Lawan, represented by Sen.  Bulus Amos, said the senate was equally in support of any government programme that would add value to Nigerians.
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He explained that the medical intervention offered by  Yaroe was a great gesture and sacrifice in the interest of the public.
” Yaroe’s commitment to sponsoring this great  medical programme is an issue of sacrifice  and commitment  to the  electorate.
“It also illustrates that leadership is not  all about pleasing the self, but prioritising the interest of the electorate as well meeting their yearnings and aspirations, “.Lawan said.
Earlier in his remarks, Head of the medical team, Dr Telemoh Wycliffe, said over 50,000 persons  had so far,  benefited from the outreach.
Wycliffe stated  that his team had treated various ailments ranging from  eyes and dental issues, Gynecological as well as surgical cases.
He expressed gratitude to  Yaroe for engaging  his team to provide their professional expertise in his constituency,  urging others to emulate him.
In his address,  Yaroe expressed delight with the turn out of his constituents to access the medical outreach which was one of his campaign promises.
He said the exercise was the seventh in the series of medical outreach in his senatorial district  that included seven local government areas .
“Our target is to address issues concerning health and lives of Nigerians,  irrespective of political and religious affiliation, because we are leaders and we are for every one,”  Yaroe said.
A beneficiary, Mr Muhammad Sani of Ganye town, who had  surgery to resolve intestine challenge,  said he and others remained  grateful to  Yaroe for the gesture. ( NAN)