By The Federal Government has inaugurated a reconstructed secondary school in Garikida, Adamawa State, as part of ongoing efforts to restore normalcy in communities affected by Boko Haram insurgency.
The projects were inaugurated by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Barrister Uba Maigari Ahamadu, on behalf of the Federal Government during a three-day working visit to the state. He commended the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for its sustained interventions aimed at rebuilding critical infrastructure destroyed by insurgents.
Among the key projects inaugurated is a modern mega school in Guyuk, comprising four blocks of 48 classrooms, a two-bedroom staff quarters, an administrative block, two boreholes, a giant generator with a generator house, and fully equipped classrooms and offices.
Other projects commissioned include the renovation and upgrade of a water scheme serving the School of Nursing and Midwifery as well as the Wuro-Chike community in Yola South Local Government Area.
The minister, accompanied by members of the National Assembly overseeing the NEDC, also inspected the twin-building Emergency and Accident Ward at the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, which is about 90 per cent completed. He also inaugurated a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) block at the facility.
In addition, the team inaugurated a 1.1-kilometre road linking the staff quarters and academic area at the Federal College of Education, Yola.
Other projects include 2.5 kilometres of township roads in Garikida, eight blocks of three classrooms each, an administrative block, four laboratories, staff quarters, and a borehole. The delegation also inaugurated completed projects at the College of Education, Hong.
Receiving the projects on behalf of the Adamawa State Government, the Head of Service, Pharm. Usman Isa Ardo, described them as impactful interventions with direct benefits to the people of the state.
He assured that the state government would not only take over the facilities but would “own them and ensure they are properly utilised and maintained for the benefit of our people.”
Governor Ahmadu Umar Fintiri also commended the NEDC for its life-impacting projects across the state. Represented by his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, the governor expressed appreciation for the commission’s continued support.
“We are very grateful for all the interventions of the NEDC in our state,” he said, assuring that the government would ensure the facilities are put to optimal use and properly maintained.
