By Mohammed Baba Busu
In an effort to ensure the successful realisation of the ‘New Niger’ Agenda’, the state government has embarked on the construction of 100 units of Level-2 Primary Health Care Centres, simultaneously ongoing without hitches across the state.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdullberqy Usman-Ebbo, on Tuesday in Minna.
According to the aide, the governor, at the ceremony, further announced that about 20 of these centres were to commence immediately while others will subsequently come on stream.
He added that two out of the said facilities could not begin due to some technical issues.
They were those located at the Maitumbi FM in Bosso and Old Orphanage, Nasarawa C, in Chanchaga Local Government Area.
Abdulberqy-Ebbo pointed out that Bago stated that these PHCs would be situated across the 25 local governments of the state.
This is to ensure that that the people can access quality healthcare services within their communities without having to travel far.
According to him, the centres will be equipped with modern facilities such as beds, maternity equipment, computers and 24- hour solar power system, among others.
This is also to ensure effective and efficient service delivery to the people of the state
Abdulberqy-Ebbo maintained that out of the centres, 20 are set to be completed in the next few weeks.
According to him, this is an indication that the present administration under the leadership of Bago has prioritised the health sector to enhance the provision of quality health care facilities in the state.
He revealed the locations for the ongoing projects in their respective local government areas.
They are: Chanchaga – Old Airport, Tunga Bay Clinic Road and Kpakungu while Kontagora has Commercial School and Kawo Ward.
Others are: Gurara – Lefu, Suleja – Second Gate, Lavun – Doko, Lapai – Duma Zago Ward, Shiroro – Rafin Kuka, Bosso – Garatu and Wushishi – Maito
The rest include: Paiko – Tungan Mallam
Bida – Gbagbara, Agwara – Mago, Mariga – Kumbashi,bKatcha – Kateregi and Gbako – Gbadafu respectively
It could be recalled that on June 2024, Bago performed the groundbreaking for the construction of the said centres in Minna.
