Shettima commissions teaching hospital, schools in Borno, hails Tinubu’s reforms
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are designed to deliver lasting benefits to Nigerians through investments in healthcare, education and other essential public services.
Shettima spoke on Friday in Maiduguri, Borno State, while commissioning the Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital and two schools built by the state government.
He said sustainable development should be measured by the institutions established and the improvements made to people’s lives, rather than the tenure of political officeholders.
“Someday, and that day is nearer than we imagine, we shall be judged by what survives our time in office. The offices we held, the aides who surrounded us and the length of our convoys will have surrendered their importance. What will endure are the institutions we built, the roads we constructed and the lives made better because we served,” he said.
The Vice-President commended Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum for investing in healthcare and education, describing the newly commissioned facilities as practical examples of how public investment could improve citizens’ lives.
He said the teaching hospital would expand access to specialised medical services, reduce the need for patients to travel outside the state for treatment and strengthen medical training and research.
“For a family already burdened by illness, the cost and anxiety of travelling outside the state can compound their suffering. This hospital offers the prospect of expert attention nearer home,” he said.
On education, Shettima said rebuilding schools in communities affected by insurgency was essential to restoring hope and creating opportunities for younger generations.
“In a state whose communities have endured the disruption of insurgency, a classroom carries a particular significance. It restores the expectation that tomorrow can be planned for,” he said.
