World Bank releases N1b to Adamawa State

The World Bank has released N1 billion to the Adamawa State government for the completion of all health care development projects in the state in 2009.

The Project Manager, Mansur Suleiman, made the announcement on Tuesday in Yola while conducting round the House of Representatives Committee on States and Local Government Affairs, led by its chairman, Emmanuel Adedeji.

Mr. Suleiman said the state government had spent N350 million out of the amount on the renovation and construction of eight projects at the state School of Nursing and Midwifery in Yola and the School of Health Technology, Mubi.

He said the remaining N650 million will be spent on furnishing the schools. Mr. Suleiman explained that the schools failed accreditation in the last 15 years because they lacked the necessary facilities.

He said the state government had embarked on the construction of a library, three blocks of laboratory and staff quarters in the nursing school.

The manager also said the government had embarked on the construction of eight primary health care centres in the Demsa, Maiha and Toungo local council areas.