Kwara State Government has distributed 12 tricycle ambulances to health facilities in three local governments.

They are to aid the movement of patients from their homes to the hospitals during emergencies.

The representatives of the benefiting communities in Ilorin West, Ilorin East and Ilorin South local governments praised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his love for the well-being of the people of rural communities.

They were unanimous in their opinion that the people of the rural communities had never had it so good, thanking the governor for his kindness and concern for their well-being.

The community representatives- Mallam Orire Ibrahim (Ilorin West), Alhaji AbdulRazaq Kebe (Ilorin South) and Pastor Ishola Tubosun (Ilorin East), expressed their people's gratitude to Governor AbdulRazaq, assuring him of their bulk votes during the forthcoming general election.

Ibrahim, who received the ambulance on behalf of Ilorin-West Local Government, said the intervention “will ease problems of getting to hospitals by our people living in the rural areas.”

Kebe, who received the ambulance on behalf of Ilorin South, said the intervention of the governor in taking care of the rural communities “is incomparable”, noting that the people of the area will vote for him and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates massively during the general election.

Pastor Tubosun of Ilorin East said: “Governor AbdulRazaq is a God-sent leader. He has come to wipe the tears of the hitherto neglected people of the rural communities. We are happy over this kind gesture of our people-focused governor and we shall reciprocate by voting to return him for a well-deserved second term.”

Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dr. Jemilat Ibrahim, presented the ambulances to the representatives of the benefitting communities, on behalf of Governor AbdulRazaq, at a brief ceremony at the Government House, Ilorin.

She said the governor, because of his concern for the well-being of the people of the rural communities, especially expectant mothers, facilitated the 12 ambulances from the Federal Government through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs.

The governor's aide said in choosing the benefitting local governments, the state government considered communities that were far to each and those with bad roads where conventional ambulances could not get to.

She said the ambulances would also reduce maternal and child mortality rates, as more expectant mothers and children in rural communities “will now have access to quick and efficient health care services.”

Thanking the governor for the approval given for the distribution of the ambulances, Ibrahim said her office would also distribute 100 beds to hospitals.

She urged the communities to take ownership of the ambulances and ensure their maintenance so that they could serve them for a very long time.

The senior special assistant said about 3,000 'Kwarans' have been shortlisted to benefit from a COVID-19 UNDP economic recovery fund.