Nigerian Business Man Abdulsamad Rabiu has commissioned the construction of a 30 bed capacity ultra modern hospital in Nigeria Custom Zonal Headquarters in Bauchi.
The project is under the Abdulsamad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) as of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony to commence the project on yesterday at the premises of the Nigeria Custom Zonal Headquarters Bauchi, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of ASR Initiative for Africa Dr. Ubon Udoh said that the state-of-the-art medical edifice in Bauchi State is valued at 500 million Naira.
Dr. Udoh said that ASR Africa has engaged with all the beneficiaries of the project and that the Initiative is on track to ensure full implementation of all projects selected by the armed forces and security agencies.
The CEO disclosed that other beneficiaries of ASR Africa Initiative include the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Immigration Service, Department of Secret Services (DSS), Nigeria Police, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Correctional Service.
He also revealed that such projects are being carried out under the security support grants component of the ASR Africa Initiative inline with the needs of the security entities across the country.
He thanked the leadership of the Nigerian Customs Service for partnering with ASR Africa on the health facility project.
In his keynote address, the Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR) expressed his appreciation to the Chairman of ASR Africa for the grant awarded to the agency.
He mentioned that this gesture is worthy of mention as it is the first of such a huge donation to the Nigeria Customs Service from any organization.
He added that upon assumption of Office as the CG, he deemed it fit to continue the project as the welfare of the agency’s personnel is his utmost priority.
He promised that the Nigerian Customs Service is committed to ensuring adequate deployment of medical personnel for the effective use of the facility when completed.
Our correspondent reports that ASR Africa is the brainchild of African Industrialist, Philanthropist, and the Chairman of BUA Group Abdulsamad Rabiu, established in 2021 to provides sustainable impact-based, homegrown solutions to developmental issues affecting Health, Education, and Social Development within Africa. END
