About ten thousand hearing-impaired individuals from the northeastern region have benefited from a six-billion-naira hearing aid programme under the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation.
The programme, tagged “Sound Intervention Mission 2024 – So Nigerians May Hear,” was launched by former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo during a one-day visit to Bauchi State.
Chief Obasanjo also inaugurated three major road projects constructed by the administration of Governor Bala Mohammed.
Speaking at the event, Chief Obasanjo emphasized that the hearing aids were distributed to support individuals with hearing impairments, as part of his foundation’s corporate social responsibility to improve the well-being of people at the grassroots.
The road projects commissioned include the dualization of the 17.7-kilometer road from Kano Road to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Dualization of 7 Kilometer Awala to Maiduguri Road as well as construction of 30-kilometer road connecting Gubi Gari, Bida, Suyi, and Nasarawa, linking Bauchi and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas.
Chief Obasanjo commended Governor Bala Mohammed for his dedication to infrastructural development and called on other governors to emulate his efforts.
In his remarks, Governor Bala Mohammed expressed his gratitude to the former president for visiting and recognizing the people of Bauchi and the Northeast through his health intervention initiative.
He stressed that his administration has prioritized road infrastructure as part of its broader vision for transformation aimed at improving living conditions and driving economic development.
