From Umar Dankano, Yola
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has donated N65 million to settle the medical bills of patients at Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital (MAUTH), Yola, and Specialist Hospital, Yola, as part of activities marking his 59th birthday.
The governor, accompanied by some government appointees and associates, visited the surgical and medical wards of the two hospitals on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, to extend support to patients as he celebrated his birthday.
During the visits, Fintiri donated N30 million to Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital and N20 million to Specialist Hospital, Yola. A friend of the governor contributed an additional N15 million, bringing the total donation to N65 million.
The intervention is expected to ease the financial burden on patients who struggle to pay their medical bills and provide relief to families facing difficulties accessing healthcare services.
The Chief Medical Director of Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital and the Medical Director of Specialist Hospital, Yola, commended the governor for the gesture, expressing confidence that the intervention would help reduce the financial challenges confronting some patients.
Some patients and their relatives also expressed gratitude to the governor for remembering them on his birthday, describing the gesture as timely and compassionate.
They wished him good health and prosperity as he marked another milestone in his life.