Kwara
State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured the people of the state that
implementation of projects in all sectors will not be influenced by political
partisanship but equity and fairness.
Governor
Ahmed gave this commitment while commissioning the N600m rehabilitated and
equipped general hospitals in Offa and Omu-Aran in Offa and Irepodun local
government areas of the State respectively, as part of the government’s effort
to provide a health system that is modern, affordable and accessible.
“My
administration’s strides in the health sector testify to our recognition of
quality healthcare as a precondition for sustained human capital development.
We
have demonstrated this commitment through the remodelling of Offa, Ilorin,
Omu-Aran, Share and Kaiama General Hospitals as well as the distribution of
drugs and equipment to 13 general hospitals and 43 primary healthcare centres”,
he said.
The
Governor restated his administration’s resolve to compliment its determination
to build the state’s human capital development through functional education,
entrepreneurship and access to quality healthcare.
The
governor called for greater synergy between the state government and the
communities in order to have a state built firmly “on the foundations of
equity, justice and inclusive governance; that guarantees all citizens a chance
to achieve their highest aspirations subject only to the limits of their
capacities”.
The
State Commissioner for Health; Alhaji Kayode Abdulissa in his address said the
rehabilitated general hospitals have locational value of serving as referral
centres for the surrounding primary healthcare centres.
This,
according to him, will aid the attainment of the target of Millennium
Development Goals, including the reduction of maternal mortality infectious
diseases and child death.
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