Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: However, the government still needed to involve the PPMC and the NGC to provide potable water for the communities, he added. He explained that the government would provide hospitals to Ijaw communities and health centers for Itsekiri communities at a cost of 5 million U.S. dollars and 1.6 million dollars respectively.

needed