The Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Support Group known as ‘Jigi-Jagaban’ has flagged off medical outreach to over 3000 indigents in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi state.
Speaking during the flag off of the outreach at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare on Wednesday, Mr Ayo Adegbite, the Coordinator, Jigi-Jagaban medical outreach, said that the outreach cut across political inclinations.
According to him, about 80 people with cataract infections had been successfully operated on and about 1000 pairs of glasses had also been distributed.
“We projected seeing about 3000 people but we are seeing more people coming in which means we may have to extend the days because we are having more people than we anticipated.
“The idea is to bring health closer to the people especially, from the grassroots. For some years, we have been doing the Jigi-Jagaban free medical mission in Lagos state.”
We decided to go around the country to see how we can help the less privileged and for them to understand that when the APC presidential candidate becomes the president, he could bring more of these.
“Sometimes we have donations and some of us are just volunteers to support the Tinubu/Shetima candidacy,” he said.
Also speaking with newsmen, Dr Abubakar Katagum, the Chief Medical Director, FMC, Bauchi said thatspital has the capability to take up to 2000 patients at a time.
He said that they had prepared for the exercise, adding that it was for the less privileged who could not afford to pay for their own personal surgeries.
“We are targeting like 100 for the cataract surgery and 80 had been successfully done and over 3000 for the general out patient consultations,” he said.
The CMD who said that they would also be attending to other ailments like diabetes, hypertension, lauded the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Support Group, for the initiative and collaboration.
He said “if wealthy people and Non Governmental Organisations would be coming to give us assistance just like this, I think it would be a very good development”.
One of the beneficiaries, Mariam Ayuba, also appreciated the kind gesture, adding that if Tinubu and Shettima emerge victorious, they would do better.
