6th January, 2021

Gombe Governor Visits Qatar Foundation in Abuja

...Discloses Plan to Partner QCF to Build Modern School of Nursing in Gombe

...Qatar Foundation to Drill Solar Boreholes, Conduct Medical Outreach

Gombe state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya earlier today visited the Abuja office of the Qatar Charity Foundation where he met with the Country Director, Sheikh Hamdi Elsayed and other officials of the foundation.

Top on the agenda of the meeting was the proposed construction of a befitting school of nursing in Gombe with state of the art facilities in collaboration with the QCF.

Governor Yahaya hinged the decision to build new school of nursing in Gombe on his administration's resolve to improve on the human resource in the health sector.

The Governor underscored the need to complement his administration's repositioning of the health sector and revitalization of the hospitals both at primary and secondary levels with more trained health personnel to fill the human resource gap, hence the determination to build a new school of nursing.

He hinted that already, a 5- hectare land has been earmarked for the construction of the 600 students capacity health institution, with provision of classes, hostels, laboratories, sporting arena and other educational and recreational facilities.

Governor Yahaya presented a comprehensive working drawing to the Qatari foundation helmsman for necessary inputs and actions.

It may be recalled that Gombe state and Qatar Charity Foundation have a subsisting memorandum of understanding on provision of social amenities in some communities across the 11 local government areas of the state in support of Governor Yahaya’s commitment to the welfare of his people.

Sheikh Hamdi Elsayed also disclosed that the foundation has concluded arrangements for immediate construction of 20 number 15, 000-litre capacity special solar powered boreholes and additional 80 number 5000-litre capacity ones to be drilled later.

Governor Yahaya has already directed the commissioner of water resources to carry out survey and submit coordinates of areas for immediate commencement of work at the benefiting communities.

Similarly, the Qatari foundation disclosed plan to provide medical services to over 1000 eye patients with at least 150 surgeries expected to be performed in Gombe state.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya who commended the partnership between Gombe State and the Qatar foundation, assured that his administration will continue to collaborate with the organisation in areas of needs and interest of the people of the state.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Senior Special Assistant
( Media and Publicity)

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