The Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative (PCNI) has donated N2 billion building materials to the Borno State government.
The donation was made in collaboratiuon with the Presidential Committee for Victims Support Fund.
It will also support the reconstruction of communities destroyed by insurgents.
In a statement yesterday, PCNLโs spokesperson Alkasim Abdulkadir said the cash was presented to Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima by the committeeโs Vice Chairman Tijjani Tumsah at the weekend.
He said the presentation included medical equipment.
Abdulkadir noted that rebuilding hospital infrastructure is meant to complement short-term interventions, such as the medical outreach programmes that have been going on across the Northeast.
The statement added: โAlso, the PCNI has flagged off a Housing Refurbishing Material Support Programme intended to provide access to an improved housing, in terms of quality and standard, for returnees and people directly affected by insurgency.
โA total of 298,000 pieces of timber, 59,710 ceiling boards and 20,865 bags of assorted nails were handed over to the governor.
โAlso, 14,100 bundles of zinc and 2,400 bags of cement were part of the presidential committeeโs intervention to the state.
โThe distribution of the building materials was made to nine local government areas of the state where reconstruction works are ongoing.
โAccording to Alhaji Tumsah, โthe distribution was based on the population of the local government areas and damage assessmentโ.
โBiu, Gwoza and Monguno local government areas got 50,000 pieces of timber, 2,275 bundles of zinc, 2,650 ceiling boards and 350 bags of cement each.
โAlso, 48,000 pieces of timber, 2,275 bundles of zinc, 2,650 ceiling boards and 350 bags of cement were donated to Damboa Local Government.
