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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement, Northeast (OSSAP-NE), Abdulhamid Yahaya Abba, has flagged off the second phase of Community Development for Renewed Hope Initiative (CDRHI) in 5 Islamic Schools and distributed clothes to 2,000 children, in the North East.
Abba also carried out needs assessment tour in 3 hospitals where he assisted some patients to settle their medical bills.
Earlier, he carried out a medical outreach in 7 communities were he distributed items to 5000 people.
In a statement, yesterday, Abdulhamid lamented the high rate of poverty in the North East which amounts to 70% of the population in the region.
He explained that the gesture was part of the Renewed Hope agenda of the President Bola Tinubu-led Administration.
He said: “Despite our confidence that things will get better, we are not ignorant of the challenges you all face, which is why we are here through personal efforts from myself and some well-meaning and patriotic individuals who believe in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to assure you that you remain paramount in our minds.”
