Agency Donates Books, Medical Tools To LGAs

The Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) has donated books and telephone directory to the some Local Government Areas and the Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board for distribution to schools in the state some of the books involve a work book on flight discovery, gases structure, a textbook on Animal without back bone, Guide to world processing computer, introducing electricity magnetic power using Energy a textbook and work book respectively, a textbook and workbook on Atoms / Molecules, a text book on investigating light planet Earth and planet life and a text book on computer studies.

Others include, a text book on standard English language amongst others.

The Agency also donated surgical equipment to the Rivers State Health Management Board for distribution to six hospitals in the state.

The equipment include: kidney dishes, galliport retractor, gochar towel forceps, by Artery forceps and mosquitoes Artery. 

Others include Barbcork Scissors, needle holder bord, Parker handle, Installment trays and sterilizsing drums.

The executive Director of the Agency, Mr Noble Pepple said that the gesture was aimed at promoting sustainable livelihood and capacity building in the state.

Also speaking, the Rivers State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Hon Samuel Eyiba said that the donation will go along way in improving the standard of living of the people.

Hon Eyiba however stressed the need for beneficiaries of the items to put them into proper use.

In an interview with The Tide, the commissioner stressed the need for chairmen of the Local Government Council in the State, to go into partnership inline with the Rivers State Public Private Partnership (PPP) law to improve the quality of services to the people.

Also speaking, the chairman of Emohua Local Government Council, Hon Allen Nma and his Opobo / Nkoro counterpart maclean uranta said that the books will be judiciously utilized by the respective Local Government Areas and commended the Agency for the gesture.