Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated a free medical mission and Health Insurance Scheme in the Niger Delta.
Performing the ceremony at Otuasega Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, she urged the people to take advantage of the interventions and support efforts to enhance development in rural communities.
The scheme is a partnership between the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC and the First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative Twenty-Twenty-Five Education and Health Programme.
While in Bayelsa State, Senator Oluremi Tinubu inaugurated the refurbished Cottage Hospital and newly built Community Secondary School at Otuasega undertaken by the Niger Delta Development Commission.
Other projects include the launch of the 2025 Medical Outreach in the Niger Delta , Donation of 11 Ambulances to selected tertiary health institutions in the region, donation of desk, benches and textbooks, medical equipment, new 4-bed ultra modern operating theatre, labour and delivery room, 100KVA Sound proof generator and 60KVA Solar Power and Digital Colour Doppler UltraSound System among others.
On the occasion, the Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu said the free medical outreach and other initiatives were in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President geared towards improving the lives of citizens especially in the Niger Delta for the better.
The Minister of Regional Development, Engineer Abubakar Momoh who stated that the success of the current board and management of the NDDC was due to the support of the President, challenged the newly created regional interventionist agencies across the country to follow suit by implementing policies and programmes that impact directly on the lives of the people.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku while reiterating the resolve of the current board and management to the development of the nine States in the Niger Delta, gave an assurance that the Agency would focus on delivering on its mandate.
In a remark, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State who solicited continued partnership between States in the region, the NDDC and Federal Government to fast track the development of the area expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for approving the award of contract for phase two of the Nembe-Brass Road.
A former Speaker of the Old Rivers State House of Assembly, Chief Claudius Enegesi who spoke on behalf of the Otuasega community was full of gratitude to the First Lady and the NDDC for the projects in the area.
In separate goodwill messages, Chairman Senate Committee on the NDDC, Senator Ekpenyong Asuquo said the National Assembly would continue to appropriate resources and provide oversight for the development of the region while the World Health Origination's Country Representative, Dr. Walter Mulombo reiterated the WHO’s readiness to partner government to provide universal health coverage to vulnerable people and communities.
