Gombe State Government has lauded the contributions of the North-East Development Commission for its support to community development in the state.
The Secretary to Government of the State, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, made the commendation on Tuesday while receiving Public Address system Equipment from the Commission meant for the 11 Local Government Areas information units.
The SGS noted that the NEDC has since inception supported the state in its community development initiatives especially in areas of integration, peace building and improvement of livelihood of the people.
He assured the Commission that the Public Address systems provided to the Local Governments would be judiciously used to communicate development policies and programmes of the government.
Presenting the Communication equipment to the SGS for onward presentation to the eleven Local Government areas of the state, the Head of Branch Operations of the Commission Barrister Aishatu Mohammed Hassan said the donation is part of the Commission’s effort in deepening public communication at grassroot level.
Hassan also disclosed that the equipments is jointly donated by Japanese International Corporation Agency JICA in collaboration the Commission following series of training workshops with Community Development agencies at local levels.
She added that Communication as an essential ingredient of government and community interface requires modern communication facilities such as the ones being presented to achieve set goals.
In their respective remarks, the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development Abdulkadir Malle and Representative of State ALGON the Chairman of Akko Local Government appreciated the leadership of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, which has continued to attract patronage of development partners nationally and internationally.They assured effective use of the equipments for the good of the people and commended the Commission for its numerous support to the State.
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