The Federal Government has vindicated Senate Minority Leader and
former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio over his
decision to construct a world class Specialist Hospital in the state,
stressing that with the facilities at the Ibom Specialist Hospital,
medical tourism would become a thing of the past.
It also promised that the government at the centre will partner with
the Akwa Ibom State Government on the operation of the hospital.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in
Uyo,while inspecting facilities at the Akwa Ibom state government’s
owned Ibom Specialist Hospital.
Professor Adewole noted that "with facilities at Ibom Specialist
Hospital, medical tourism abroad can be reversed".
According to the former vice chancellor of the university of Ibadan,
“visiting the hospital complex today is an eye opener and as far as
I know, there is no such complex like this anywhere in Nigeria."
He declared that "with the proposed partnership, no Nigerian would
be allowed to go abroad for treatment on government sponsorship
from Jan. 2017".
“We will partner to make sure that it works and reverses medical
tourism. People from Ghana and Togo can come to Nigeria for
medical treatment.
“We will start using this facility and with these facilities, no
Nigerian will be allowed to go abroad for treatment,” he stressed.
He warned medical doctors to desist from running a syndicate of
sending people abroad for treatment for pecuniary interest, noting
that individuals could go abroad on their own expenses if they so
wish but not on government sponsorship.
Meanwhile, the Akwa Ibom professional Forum(AKIPROF) has
called on those who accused former governor of Akwa Ibom state,
Godswill Akpabio, of not doing anything in the state, particularly in
the health sector to tender a public apology and pray for
forgiveness from God and the people for their campaign of
falsehood and hatred against the Senate Minority Leader.
This was contained in a statement issued by the group and signed
by its national president, Pastor Odudu Udofia.
"Those who have been encouraging and spreading lies and total
falsehood on the incomparable achievements of the former
governor should seek forgiveness from God and man or bury their
heads in shame."
The group thanked the Health Minister for publicly recognising the
effort of Akpabio at providing world- class facilities in the health
sector, and not play politics because of political differences.
" We thank Professor Adewole for his sense of patriotism,
statesmanship and responsility . He has finally put to rest the
erroneous belief in some quarters that the much talked about
Specialist Hospital established by the Akpabio-led administration
only existed on papers and that the equipment said to have been
put in place were all hired and had since been returned to the real
owners."

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One word: Wow

I think the hospital need no partnership especially with a federal govt whose hands destroys whatever they come in contact with.
All what they are asking is for fg to grant licenses to those experts so they can move in and start work. That's a thing u can do to help Minister!

But I still don't know why akpabio didn't get treated in the hospital but was flown abroad...does that mean the hospital complex is not on par with the foreign ones

I remember the insults and accusations just over a year ago about the "substandard" hospital being used by Akpabio to launder money accusation by some APC paid goons here on Nairaland.

mccoy47:
Akpabio the stubborn goat! Just wait your time is coming. You and Prince ( your nephew) plundered the resources of akwa ibom for good 8yrs. With that Prince of a boy forming demi god.

What infastructure are you talking about? Roads, staduim and 1 hospital!
Dilapidated state schools, glorified secondary school that you call akwa ibom state polytechnic!

Common!!! For a state that had an average budgetary allocation of 30billion per month.
YOU AKPABIO IS A THIEF!

nickxtra:
World class hospital indeed!, yet equipments were borrowed to window dress it for commissioning

ki02020:
But I still don't know why akpabio didn't get treated in the hospital but was flown abroad...does that mean the hospital complex is not on par with the foreign ones

he uses it for regular body check up.

he was there last week. the fg should stay clear and not stain the edifice with their nepotism

PIPPROF:


he uses it for regular body check up.

he was there last week. the fg should stay clear and not stain the edifice with their nepotism

At your last statement...if FG dose not do you will complain of neglect and marginalisation now they want to make their own contribution you say no...

Arresa /Aresa take note.


Hatred for achievements not from Lagos and/or APC is an affront to the collective good of Nigerians.

ki02020:


At your last statement...if FG dose not do you will complain of neglect and marginalisation now they want to make their own contribution you say no...

we dont need them Akpabio has handed over the hospital to a capable foreign company with track record in managing hospitals .FG should go elsewhere or use their recovered loot to build one in Abuja



Akpabio renovated all federal roads in the state with state money . even the one in the pix. using JB . this currwnt fg should just keep our allocation coming while we develop our selves silently. we dont need their intrusion

ki02020:
But I still don't know why akpabio didn't get treated in the hospital but was flown abroad...does that mean the hospital complex is not on par with the foreign ones

The expatriates who have the technical-know-how in handling most of the sophisticated equipment were waiting for clearance from Nigeria Union of Medical Association.

PIPPROF:


we dont need them Akpabio has handed over the hospital to a capable foreign company with track record in managing hospitals .FG should go elsewhere or use their recovered loot to build one in Abuja



Akpabio renovated all federal roads in the state with state money . even the one in the pix. using JB . this currwnt fg should just keep our allocation coming while we develop our selves silently. we dont need their intrusion

Hmmm..anyway thanks for your polite response..m1ill pass your msg to PMB

LadyExcellency:


The expatriates who have the technical-know-how in handling most of the sophisticated equipment were waiting for clearance from Nigeria Union of Medical Association.

leave the dude the guy knows nothing about my state. they just hate anything that is not from their source

Why are the Ibibios, Efiks and Anangs not complaining?

Why is it that it is only Ijaws that are bombing pipelines and polluting the whole of Niger Delta and yet, they benefitted most from the useless Amnesty Programme.

It appears only Akwa Ibom utilised their funds quite well to a reasonable exten, when the going was good.

Sophisticated people will soon come and gloat with envy all over this thread.

Super1Star:
Why are the Ibibios, Efiks and Anangs not complaining?

Why is it that it is only Ijaws that are bombing pipelines and polluting the whole of Niger Delta and yet, they benefitted most from the useless Amnesty Programme.

It appears only Akwa Ibom utilised their funds quite well to a reasonable exten, when the going was good.

If you must give it an ethnic coloration then look no further than blaming Yorubas .

Why? Because all these attacks are restricted to Delta State and we all know that tinubu has been infecting some itsekiris with APC virus .


The real motives for the attacks is to secure pipeline security contracts hitherto held by Tompolo.

By blowing up the pipelines, the APC miscreants in Delta state want to have the security contracts re awarded to them.


The Niger Delta Avengers just like Boko Haram are working for the APC .


The gas pipelines blown pass through delta to Lagos Egbin thermal station.

By blowing up the gas pipelines for both the warri refinery and Egbin power stations the APC thugs working for tinubu hope to secure the security contracts.

So now you know why these attacks are limited to Delta state only.

The group also wants to discredit IPOB by being sympathetic to their cause. This is where I see the Nigerian army involvement as there is no secret that the Nigerian army deploys false flag ops like they did in Cross Rivers and Zaria last year.


This nonsense in Delta is actually the handwork of the APC and you Yorubas .

VulgarVulvas:


If you must give it an ethnic coloration then look no further than blaming Yorubas .

Why? Because all these attacks are restricted to Delta State and we all know that tinubu has been infecting some itsekiris with APC virus .


The real motives for the attacks is to secure pipeline security contracts hitherto held by Tompolo.

By blowing up the pipelines, the APC miscreants in Delta state want to have the security contracts re awarded to them.


The Niger Delta Avengers just like Boko Haram are working for the APC .


The gas pipelines blown pass through delta to Lagos Egbin thermal station.

By blowing up the gas pipelines for both the warri refinery and Egbin power stations the APC thugs working for tinubu hope to secure the security contracts.

So now you know why these attacks are limited to Delta state only.

The group also wants to discredit IPOB by being sympathetic to their cause. This is where I see the Nigerian army involvement as there is no secret that the Nigerian army deploys false flag ops like they did in Cross Rivers and Zaria last year.


This nonsense in Delta is actually the handwork of the APC and you Yorubas .

I have said it before and I am repeating it again, some of you have greatly mystified Yorubas to the status of next to God.

Does it not sound ridic and embarrassing that someone will come to your land, all the way from the land of Oduduwa to instigate trouble that can consume the whole region?

It is either the people of such region are daft and gullible or your allegation simply just lack critical reasoning of a sane mind.

Look for another sane reason why Ijaws are the only ones bombing pipelines, despite being the ethnicity that benefited most from the Amnesty Prog. Almost 95% of the Amnesty Programmes were Ijaws.

Super1Star:


I have said it before and I am repeating it again, some of you have greatly mystified Yorubas to the status of next to God.

Does it not sound ridic and embarrassing that someone will come to your land, all the way from the land of Oduduwa to instigate trouble that can consume the whole region?

It is either the people of such region are daft and gullible or your allegation simply just lack critical reasoning of a sane mind.

Look for another sane reason why Ijaws are the only ones bombing pipelines, despite being the ethnicity that benefited most from the Amnesty Prog. Almost 95% of the Amnesty Programmes were Ijaws.

Yoruba evil has no limits as it comes from their paternal heritage god, oduduwa - lucifer himself.

VulgarVulvas:


Yoruba evil has no limits as it comes from their paternal heritage god, oduduwa - lucifer himself.

As long as such evil (eg suyanising 3million for fun) is being meted out to criminal minded rebels from the land of gully erosion, I care less, because you do not even have any iota of heritage, making you to be worthless nobodies.

Super1Star:





As long as such evil (eg suyanising 3million for fun) is being meted out to criminal minded rebels from the land of gully erosion, I care less, because you do not even have any iota of heritage, making you to be worthless nobodies.

You will have your karma soon.


And you will have no one to cry for help or sympathy.

sentiment aside, that would be world class hospital.

VulgarVulvas:


You will have your karma soon.


And you will have no one to cry for help or sympathy.

We have been hearing that since 1966 -- 50years ago.

Abeg sing another tune or park well, if you cannot wax a new album.

Guess what!! History repeat itself.

Super1Star:


We have been hearing that since 1966 -- 50years ago.

Abeg sing another tune or park well, if you cannot wax a new album.

Guess what!! History repeat itself.

When life is sweetest for you death will come knocking

Super1Star:





As long as such evil (eg suyanising 3million for fun) is being meted out to criminal minded rebels from the land of gully erosion, I care less, because you do not even have any iota of heritage, making you to be worthless nobodies.

talking about Suyanising, the richest yorubaman of his time comes to mind. MKO!

VulgarVulvas:


When life is sweetest for you death will come knocking

He has turned it to a curse. It holds no ground with me.

Unfortunately for you, all your seeds will forever be wasted in their prime.

Super1Star:




He has turned it to a curse. It holds no ground with me.

Unfortunately for you, all your seeds will forever be wasted in their prime.

That curse will be fulfilled tonight in your household


You shall see with your own eyes what death is.


Wicked child of Satan

BeardedMeat:
talking about Suyanising, the richest yorubaman of his time comes to mind. MKO!

Comparing 3million wasted lives to MKO meaningful life just confirmed what we have always been saying.

The life of one yoruba man is equals to 3million lives of igbos.

VulgarVulvas:


That curse will be fulfilled tonight in your household


You shall see with your own eyes what death is.


Wicked child of Satan

You will close your eyes and sleep will never come.

Slowly you shall slip into the world beyond with everything you ever hold dear coming to nought in your despicable life time.


You will beg for death to avoid the pain that wil befall you im your lifetime, but death will only come after you must have had a full dose of the pain.

Super1Star:


Comparing 3million wasted lives to MKO meaningful life just confirmed what we have always been saying.

The life of one yoruba man is equals to 3million lives of igbos.

lolzz... Need I remind you how ilorin came to be a caliphate? Pls I am not an ethnic lord like you and this is my last mention of you.

BeardedMeat:
lolzz... Need I remind you how ilorin came to be a caliphate? Pls I am not an ethnic lord like you and this is my last mention of you.

I need to remind you of how Obigbo was re-christened Oyigbo and how your fathers properties were declared ''abandoned properties'' and hijacked by minority ethnicities.

Who gives a hoot whether you are a tribal hamlet lord or not?

If all our leaders were like Akpabio in terms of infrastructural development, I think Nigeria would have been an enviable country among comity of nations. Certainly, the world class hospital will generate heavy revenue for the government, when fully operational. Well done, distinguished Senator Akpabio.