By Khalid Idris Doya
The management of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) on Saturday paid a sympathy visit to journalists who sustained injuries in a road accident while covering the commissioning and handover of the Commission's completed projects in Bauchi State.
The delegation visited the injured journalists at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, where they sympathised with them and offered prayers for their quick recovery.
The team representing the NEDC management was led by the Commission's General Manager for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Batulu Isa Mohammed, who attended to the victims at the scene of the accident and facilitated their emergency medical treatment at Duguri and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH). The team also included the NEDC Bauchi State Coordinator, Alhaji Aliyu Isiyaku, alongside other officials.
Speaking during the visit, Dr. Batulu Isa Mohammed expressed deep concern over the incident, assuring the injured journalists and their families that the Commission was committed to supporting them in every possible way.
She offered prayers for their speedy recovery and conveyed the Commission’s sympathy to their families, assuring them of NEDC's solidarity during the difficult period.
GM Humanitarian Affairs, described journalists as partners in progress whose contributions are critical to the Commission's work and the overall development of the North-East and the country at large. He added that the Commission would continue to closely monitor the medical treatment of the injured journalists until their full recovery.
The accident occurred on Friday when a vehicle conveying 13 journalists from various media organisations was involved in a crash along the Yashi-Yelwan Duguri Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Earlier, in a statement issued by the Head of Corporate Services of the Commission, Abba Musa, the NEDC Governing Board, Management and Staff expressed their heartfelt sympathies to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), particularly the Bauchi State Council, as well as the Bauchi State Government over the unfortunate incident.
The Commission disclosed that its Governing Board had approved the provision of full medical support for the injured journalists, as well as assistance to their families. It added that efforts were already underway to engage the affected media organisations and families.
"The NEDC joins the journalism community in praying for the quick and complete recovery of the injured journalists," the statement concluded.
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