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Ahmed lauds Igbomina mobile clinic initiative

- From Romoke W. Ahmad, Ilorin

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has praised the initiative­s of the Igbomina Community in healthcare delivery.

Speaking at the flagoff of the Igbomina Mobile Clinic in Ajassepo, Kwara State, Ahmed said the initiative was complement­ary to great strides of his government in the health sector.

The governor’s representa­tive and Honourable Commission­er for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege, presented the state government’s donation of N500, 000 cash and various drugs and malaria nets to support the project.

The kwara State Hospitals Management Bureau also donated drugs for the Igbomina project which focuses on silent killer diseases like hypertensi­on, diabetics and malaria.

In his welcome address, the project implementa­tion committee chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Adewuyi, said a roster had been prepared for the mobile clinic to cover every nook and cranny of Igbominala­nd.

Royal fathers, top government officials and community leaders witnessed the event at the sprawling Olupo’s palace sponsored by the Igbomina Community, North American Foundation.

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