NDDC EXTENDS DONATION OF AMBULANCES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS TO STATE GOVERNMENT

The Prof. Nelson Braimbraifa-led Management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, on Friday, June 14, 2019, donated fleet of ambulances and medical equipments to Ondo State as part of its resolve to improve the health conditions of Niger Deltans and support the Ondo State Government effectively tackle the break out of lassa fever in the State.

Recall that a couple of months ago, the endemic lassa fever ravaged the state with over 15 persons reported dead and about 102 others infected.

The Acting managing Director, Prof. Nelson Braimbraifa who was accompanied by the Acting Executive Director Finance and Administration, Dr. Chris Oyirinda Amadi; the Acting Executive Director Projects, Engr. Dr. Samuel Adjogbe, the Ondo State NDDC Coordinator and other members of the management of the Commission, donated the ambulances to the government with a view to assist it combat the lassa fever outbreak in the State.

The Ondo State Governor, H.E Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, his Deputy, H.E Agboola Ajayi and the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, who received the Acting MD and his team at the Governor's office in Akure, expressed great satisfaction with the timely intervention of the Commission while urging for speedy completion of some projects of the Commission in Ondo State that have been abandoned for years.

Speaking, Prof. Braimbraifa assured the Ondo State Government of the Commission's determination and readiness to look at the abandoned projects and ensure speedy completion and quality delivery of the said projects.

▪Priestley Nna,
SA on Communications to the Ag. EDFA, NDDC.

June 15, 2019.

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