The Federal Government on Tuesday announced its readiness to invest more resources in critical infrastructure to fast-track economic and human development in the North-East.
Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Ahmadu, made this known while speaking to newsmen shortly after inaugurating a fertility centre and ensuite maternity ward in Maiduguri.
The facilities were constructed and equipped by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH).
Ahmadu said the centre was one of the components of NEDC’s intervention in the health sector, among many other projects being executed by the commission in health institutions across the region.
The minister reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to bridging the critical infrastructure gap through NEDC’s interventions.
Ahmadu added that the Federal Government’s commitment was essential to the region’s stabilisation after a decade and a half of insurgency.
He also announced that his ministry had spent billions of naira on implementing vital, people-centred programmes through NEDC.
In his remarks, Gov. Babagana Zulum commended NEDC for its interventions in Borno, especially the MRI machine recently procured for UMTH.
