DANKWAMBO SETS ASIDE N75M MONTHLY FOR HEALTHCARE, N100M FOR EDUCATION
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By: Hammad Fasasi
Former Gombe State Governor and Senator representing Gombe North, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has announced monthly healthcare support worth N75m, a N100m education fund and monthly stipends for 1,000 women and youths as part of efforts to improve the welfare of his constituents.
In a statement signed by his spokesman, Faruk Yarman, on Friday, Dankwambo expressed appreciation to residents for their large turnout at the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) two-day programme.
He also commended security personnel and journalists for their professionalism before, during and after the event.
The senator further disclosed plans to sponsor the enrolment of 100 girls at the Federal Government Girls’ College, Bajoga, and distribute 52 motorcycles to PDP ward chairmen across Gombe North Senatorial District.
Dankwambo announced the initiatives on Thursday during the inauguration of the Gombe State PDP Campaign Council in Gombe.
The event was attended by the party’s governorship candidate, Prof. Ali Pantami; PDP National Chairman, Ambassador Abdurrahman Mohammed; and other national and state party leaders.
According to the statement, Dankwambo has approved N10m monthly for each of seven hospitals in Gombe North to assist patients who cannot afford medical treatment.
The beneficiary hospitals are the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe; Specialist Hospital, Gombe; Zainab Bulkachuwa Women and Children Hospital, Gombe; General Hospital, Bajoga; General Hospital, Dukku; General Hospital, Kwami; and General Hospital, Nafada.
The social welfare units of the hospitals are expected to work with selected stakeholders to identify and provide support for indigent inpatients and outpatients.
The senator also approved an additional N5m monthly for the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, to purchase dialysis consumables, bringing the total monthly healthcare allocation to N75m.
On education, Dankwambo said N100m had been earmarked to support students in seven tertiary institutions across the state and reduce the financial burden of their education.
The institutions include the Federal University of Kashere, Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe, Federal Polytechnic, Bajoga, College of Education, Billiri, College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Kaltungo, and Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin Kowa.
He also directed the Community Development Department of Funakaye Local Government Area to identify 100 girls for enrolment at the Federal Government Girls’ College, Bajoga.
According to him, the initiative is aimed at increasing enrolment and addressing concerns about the future of the school.
On youth and women’s empowerment, the former governor said provisions had been made for 1,000 women and young people across Gombe North to serve as special assistants, personal assistants or marshals, with each beneficiary receiving a monthly stipend.
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