Why Yobe Won’t Easily Forget 2024 – Gov Buni

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has described the outgoing year, 2024 as one laced with the delivery of development projects that will make the year unforgettable by the citizenry.

GWG.ng reports that the governor spoke while briefing newsmen on the activities of his administration across various sectors of the polity.

Governor Buni remarked the imprints of his administration spread across healthcare, education, agriculture, wealth creation and road infrastructure.

Against the background of the harrowing situation in many other parts of the country with many lamenting hunger and such, Governor Buni said:

“as we look back on this outgoing year, I can say that 2024 is and has been a very eventful year for the state. Through robust and prudent management of scarce resources, we were able to turn around the fortunes of our people by making significant investments in healthcare, education, agriculture, wealth and job creation, and road construction, amongst others.

“We have also continued with the projects we have started earlier and made significant progress towards their completion.  Given  prevailing economic challenges across the country, we have also stepped up our effort to reach people at the grassroots with direct cash assistance, including micro, small, and medium business owners and the vulnerable.”

Further noting more reasons why 2024 will be unforgettable for the people in Yobe, Governor Buni cited the direct cash transfer that has reached at least 201, 300 individuals.

He said:

“In the recent Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) empowerment programme we unveiled, a total of 52,997 households and 201, 300 individuals were reached with a total sum of N3, 907, 387, 056 while 456,205 other or reached with food and non-food items support.

“More details about this and other humanitarian interventions conducted through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Ministry of Wealth Creation and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will be provided to you by the Honourable Commissioner of Home Affairs and Information.”

Governor Buni also spoke of his achievements in agriculture in Yobe State, saying:

“In the area of agriculture and food security, 2024 saw the launching of the largest Agric empowerment support for farmers in the history of our state. Through our agricultural revitalization programme, the sum of N15.3 billion was spent to provide farm implements and inputs to 5,340 farmers across the 178 wards of the state. The state government is also spending N1.7 billion in the procurement of assorted grains for our strategic grains reserve.

On what his administration did in the state in the year 2024 in Yobe State, Governor Buni said:                                     

“2024 is also a significant year for our health and human services sector. As many of you have reported, our effort in the healthcare sector led Yobe State to win 500,000 US dollars in the primary healthcare leadership challenge for states in the North-East sub-region. 

“We have achieved 100% payment of hazard allowances and adjustment of CONMESS and CONHESS salary scales to healthcare workers, recruited 311 new members of staff, including doctors, nurses and other cadres, and ensured the continuation of our free dialysis programme for kidney patients.

“We have also embarked on the renovation and reconstruction work at the State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu; we have provided high-quality hospital mattresses and procured anti-bacterial curtain system at Maternal and Child Health Complex, Damaturu.

“In the area of contributory healthcare, we have continued to provide support to 222 primary healthcare providers through capitation and 24 secondary healthcare facilities through fee-for-service arrangement under the State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA). The State Government has also constructed a modern ICT Center to enhance social protection initiatives for the benefit of the people of the state. As of October 2024, YSCHMA has enrolled a total of 275,358 people into the contributory healthcare scheme in the state, reflecting the agency’s commitment to expanding healthcare coverage across the state.”

We have also built an ante-natal and VIP ward at Women and Children Hospital, Damaturu, constructed an Accident and Emergency complex and a one-storey building doctors’ quarters at State Specialist Hospital, Buni-Yadi, procured and distributed various state-of-the-art medical equipment across different healthcare facilities in the state and kept the momentum on the ongoing research on chronic kidney disease affecting some local government areas of the state.  We have also procured an important software for our MRI Machine at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH), Damaturu – the PV VAR ASSAT Software.

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