Lawmaker To Build Schools, Hospital For Constituency In 6 Weeks

A member of the House of Representatives representing Akko Federal Constituency in Gombe State, Usman Bello-Kumo, has awarded contracts for the construction of schools and a modern maternity hospital within six weeks in his constituency.

Mr Kumo, chairman of the House Committee on Police Affairs, made this known on Monday during ceremonies marking the commencement of the projects at Tumfure and Unguwan Baka in Gona and Pindiga districts of Akko Local Government Area of the state.

Represented by Abubakar Luggerewo, the Speaker of the Gombe State House of Assembly, in Tumfure, the legislator said the modern maternity hospital would be constructed and commissioned within 6 weeks.

According to him, maternity clinic is a 45-bed capacity and would be equipped with adequate modern facilities to improve access to quality health care.

At Pindiga, while flagging off the construction of a primary school at Unguwan Baka, the lawmaker said 6 classrooms, teacher’s offices and a store would be constructed to improve children’s enrollment in the community.

The lawmaker added that the gesture would ensure a persistent and drastic reduction in the number of out-of-school children in the constituency.

In the Akko district, while inspecting the ongoing project for the construction of a block of 3 classrooms at Akkoyel, the lawmaker also awarded a fresh contract for the construction of an Islamic school in the Barambu community