The African Development Bank (AfDB) has so far invested 258 million dollars towards the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructural facilities in the Northeast region of the country.
The President of AfDA, Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said the affected areas of intervention included health, education, sanitation and water were damaged or destroyed as a result of the destructive activities of the insurgents in the region.
“We have also invested heavily in the northeast of Nigeria. We have put in almost 258 million dollars to support the rehabilitation both in terms of health, education, sanitation and water as a way of reviving areas that have been battered,’’ he said.
Adesina, who had earlier met behind closed-doors with President Buhari at the Aso Villa, Abuja, said the bank had also invested heavily in mobilising financing for the country.
He revealed that the African…
