…Targets healthcare education and agriculture as priority in 2025 fiscal year
Onyebuchi Onwuchekwa
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has declared that his administration will not renege on dispensing purposeful leadership for Rivers people in order to advance development.
Governor Fubara disclosed this while addressing newsmen shortly after the inspection of the Degema Zonal Hospital undergoing reconstruction and expansion by the Rivers State Government.
The governor who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Health, Rivers State, Dr Adaeze Oreh, said healthcare, education and agriculture will be given priority attention in the 2025 fiscal year as no matter the situation his administration is still much focused on delivering dividends of democracy to the people.
Governor Fubara said the inspection was to ascertain the level of work done on the project, noting that accommodation facilities for staff and medical workers including a modern mortuary and a laundry have been included in the new plan.
“We are here this afternoon, just like what happened yesterday and if you remember I said part of our areas of concern going forward will be healthcare services. Yesterday I mentioned that we were on inspection to check the Zonal Hospital covering that particular Senatorial district and today we are here. I said we will come to see the Zonal hospitals in Degema, Ahoada and Omoku. But we are here in Degema today to assess the work ongoing. ”
“As you can see we don’t have a standard and befitting health facility here and that is why we need to put this place in order to make it standard.”
“Part of the areas that have been explained to me is the area earmarked for staff quarters for Doctors and Nurses. Areas that will be used for development of a modern mortuary, and very important , because a medical facility must have a standard laundry, they have also shown me where they are doing the foundation.”he stated
He said the upgrade of the health facilities to a befitting standard will help to address the health needs of the people in the Senatorial District, just like other zonal medical facilities in Bori, Ahoada and Omoku.
“What we’re doing is to assure our people that it’s not just about giving them roads, and other things, but to protect them and give them quality health care services. My target in 2025 is to give effective health care, education and agriculture to the people”.he submitted
Sir Fubara urged the people of Degema to continue to support his government in order to provide purposeful leadership as one that understand the needs of the people.
