Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State and former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Abubakar Adamu, has concluded a free medical outreach for pregnant women in Lafia Local Government Area.
The intervention, held on Saturday, covered the 13 wards in the local government and was organised under the M.A. Adamu Medicare for Renewed Hope Agenda Free Medical Outreach Programme being implemented across the state.
Speaking with journalists at the event, Adamu said the initiative was aimed at supporting pregnant women who could not afford essential materials required for childbirth.
‘What we’ve seen today is part of our programmes we’ve been doing in all the wards in Nasarawa State. It is an empowerment for pregnant women,’ he said.
Adamu said about 100 pregnant women were targeted in each ward, adding that beneficiaries were selected irrespective of their political affiliation.
‘In every ward, we have about 100 women and the criteria for selection is random. We don’t care which party you belong to; we don’t care which association you belong to, in as much as you’re pregnant and you’re from that ward, you’ll benefit from it,’ he said.
He said the programme had been implemented across the state’s 147 wards, with Lafia being the final local government area covered.
‘We have 147 wards in Nasarawa State and we’ve been to all the wards to do similar thing and this is the last local government, and we have 13 wards here,’ he said.
At the event, Adamu also distributed motorcycles to ward coordinators and vehicles to members of his campaign organisation, including officials overseeing women affairs, medical services, mechanics and operations.
He said the logistics were provided to strengthen the campaign structure and facilitate operations across the state.
‘For our staff in each ward, today we give motorcycles to help them carry out their tasks,’ he said.
‘There is also a vehicle for the women’s wings; there is going to be another vehicle for medicals; there are also vehicles for mechanics; there are also vehicles for operations. All of these are brought to help with the campaigns.’
The outreach is part of a series of empowerment and humanitarian programmes associated with the SDP governorship campaign in Nasarawa, including agricultural support and medical services.