ADAMAWA ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH VISITS MDAs

The House Standing Committee on Health and Human Services of the Adamawa State House of Assembly on Thursday, visited the Ministry, Departments and Agencies under it.

The MDAs visited by the committee include: Ministry of Health and Human Services, Specialist Hospital, Adamawa State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs, Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency and Hospital Services Management Board.

Speaking during the visit, the Chairman of the committee and Member representing Leko/Koma constituency, Hon. Geoffrey Bulus, told his MDAs that his committee deemed it necessary to embark on the visit.

Hon. Geoffrey explained that the committee members decided to tour all the MDAs in order to familiarise themselves with them considering the fact that some of them are new members.

The Lawmaker pledged to work hand in hand with the MDAs in order to address the challenges confronting them, and appealed to them to corporate with the committee for the development of the state.

Also speaking, the Vice Chairman of the committee who is the member representing Mubi South constituency, Hon. Yohanna Sahabo Jauro, disclosed that the visit is not to oversight but to familiarise themselves with the MDAs.

Hon. Yohanna stated that the committee will take its time and oversight on some of the issues affecting them, and pledged the readiness of the committee to work together in the interest of the state. 

Baring their minds, the former Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi (Girei) and Hon. Haruna Jilantikiri (Madagali) informed the MDAs that the committee will request for relevant documents during oversight in the future.

Responding, the Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency, Dr. Amos Ujulu and the Managing Director Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ibrahim Wadinga, respectively briefed the committee on the succeses and the challenges of their organisations.

On their part, the Executive Secretary Adamawa State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs, Dr. Muhammed Chubado Abubakar, and the Executive Secretary Hospital Service Management Board, Peter Leha, commended the committee for the visit and promised to liaise with committee.