Dangote to rebuild hospitals wrecked by boko haram

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, chairman and chief executive of
the Dangote Foundation, has pledged to rebuild
health facilities in Gujba and Gulani local government
areas of Yobe State, which were liberated from the
control of Boko Haram terrorists moths ago.
dangote stated this at a meeting with Governor
Ibrahim Gaidam and other senior officials of the
Yobe, State government, Mr. Bill Gates, co-chairman,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as
representatives of numerous development partners
and organisations.
Dangote made the disclosure at the first mid-year
review meeting since the signing of the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on
strengthening Routine Immunization (RI) between
the Yobe State Government and the Bill & Melinda
Gates and Dangote foundations.
Gates and Dangote joined the meeting via live video
link from Seattle and Miami in the United States,
respectively.
Dr. Ado Mohammed, Executive Director of the
National Primary Health Care Development Agency,
also joined the meeting.
Also in attendance were traditional rulers, Dr.
Muhammad Ibn Abali Muhammad Idrissa, Emir of
Fika, and Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Sulayman, Emir
of Bade. The meeting acknowledged the efforts of
the Yobe State Government in the significant
progress recorded in immunization coverage across
15 of the 17 councils of the state.
Gaidam restated the commitment of his
administration to advancing primary health care and
sustaining the partnership with the two foundations.
Source; independent Nigeria