Senator Donates Ambulance, Boats To Kebbi Communities
The affected communities include Yahuri, Shanga and Ngaski LGA of Kebbi state. They received two Ambulance boats and a 20-sitter passenger boat respectively.
While presenting the boats to representatives of the communities, at the Yauri river bank, at the weekend, Sen. Na'Allah said the items were donated to ease risks passengers often passed through while travelling on the water and the serve as an emergency medical aide to them in case of any mishap.
Said he, "The boats are to serve as a transport means for passengers and patients including pregnant women and children of riverine communities across Yauri Emirate in Kebbi south and neighbouring communities of Niger state."
Represented by Jabir Abubakar, the senator said 60 live jackets were already provided for the use of passengers in case of boat mishaps that could occur in future.
While felicitating with the people of the zone on Eid-el-Fitr, the senator called on the riverine communities to ensure proper care and use of the boats and live jackets.
I'm his reaction, Aliyu Gado, the secretary of Yauri Emirate council, noted that since 1999, they have never had a legislator that brought such transportation means to the people of the area.
"Not only ambulance and passenger boats, Sen. Na'Allah has also renovated and equipped all eight General hospitals across the seven LGA that made up his constituency he has provided portable water, built schools, town hall, provided a bus, ambulances, international fish market as well jetties across four riverine communities in Yauri Emirate.
"We are, however, appealing for provision of additional water reticulation units to cover areas that are still suffering from acute shortage of portable water as well as provide more safer water transport for our people," the emirate secretary added.
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