Dankwambo Promises N75m Monthly for Hospitals and N100m for Students in Gombe

(Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo. photo by Daily Trust)

According to reports, Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo has promised to give N75 million every month to help pay hospital bills for poor patients in Gombe North Senatorial District.

He unveiled them on Thursday at the inauguration of the Gombe State PDP Campaign Council.

In a statement issued on Friday by his spokesman, Faruk Yarman, Dankwambo thanked residents for turning out in large numbers at the party's two day programme.

He also praised security personnel and journalists for their work.

On health, he has approved N10 million a month for each of seven hospitals to help patients who cannot pay for treatment.

The hospitals are the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Specialist Hospital Gombe, Zainab Bulkachuwa Women and Children Hospital, and General Hospitals in Bajoga, Dukku, Kwami and Nafada.

He also approved an extra N5 million a month for dialysis supplies at the Federal Teaching Hospital, bringing the total to N75 million monthly.

On education, N100 million will go to students at seven tertiary institutions in Gombe State.

These include the Federal University Kashere, Federal College of Education Technical Gombe, Federal Polytechnic Bajoga, College of Education Billiri, College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo and Federal College of Horticulture Dadin Kowa.

He has also asked the Funakaye Local Government Community Development Department to pick 100 girls to enrol at the Federal Government Girls' College in Bajoga.

He said the move is meant to boost enrolment and address worries about the school's future.

For jobs and empowerment, 1000 women and young people across Gombe North will be made special assistants, personal assistants or marshals, and will receive monthly stipends.

Finally, 52 motorcycles will be released, one for each PDP ward chairman in the senatorial district.