FG Unveils N21bn Medical Facility for South-south(Akwa Ibom Kingdom).
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FG Unveils N21bn Medical Facility for South-south
editorJuly 19, 2020 9:00 Am


The federal government has unveiled the plan to build N21 billion medical infrastructure in the South-south geo-political zone as an intervention to promote public healthcare in the zone.


The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed the plan at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Oil and Gas Industry COVID-19 Medical Infrastructure for South-south geo-political zone in Akwa Ibom State.

The medical infrastructure will involve the construction of an Intensive Care Unit at Immanuel General Hospital, Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.

The medical infrastructure was sponsored by the NNPC/MPN JV as part of the Oil and Gas industry intervention in the South-South, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.


At the ground breaking ceremony yesterday, Mustapha explained that the intervention was in alignment with the ongoing federal government effort to curb the pandemic through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

He noted that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 covered three key thematic areas including provision of medical consumables, deployment of logistics and in-patient support system and delivery of medical infrastructure.

He said: “The total commitment to this initiative amounts to $58 million (N21 billion), out of which 53 percent of the total sum is earmarked for the construction of permanent medical infrastructure across the geopolitical zones.”


Mustapha who was represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, said the initiative was taken to support the national healthcare delivery facilities and strengthen the collective national resolve in combating COVID-19 pandemic and its dreadful impact.

According to him, in recognition of the ravaging impact of COVID -19 pandemic on the critical sectors of our national economy, the Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry under the leadership of the NNPC embarked on an industry wide collaborative intervention initiative to combat the pandemic and its attendant impact.


He noted that the participating companies would execute the project using their internal established processes in order to ensure transparency and accountability.

He said the commitments under the initiative were collected in kind and a clear and transparent governance framework that had been established for collecting and distributing the commitments across the country, in alignment with the processes and procedures of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

The SGF explained that the ground-breaking had put the nation’s oil and gas industry in a good stead to bequeath a sustainable impact and legacy on the healthcare delivery system in Akwa Ibom.


He noted that NNPC and its partners under the initiative would not rest on their oars in continuing to distribute consignments of medical consumables, equipment and logistics facilities across all the states in the country.

He said work had commenced on the construction of a standard permanent infectious disease hospital in Bayelsa State, Imo State and other locations across the nation’s geopolitical zones.

“All these are over and above the regular social investments through various corporate social responsibility initiatives by NNPC and the participating Companies,” he said.


He congratulated the Akwa Ibom Government and its people for benefiting from this intervention programmes and thanked the NNPC, Exxon Mobil, Nigeria LNG and other oil companies for their thoughtfulness, commitment and support.

Also speaking, Mr Paul McGrath, Managing Director, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited lamented the devastating state of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and the entire world.

“In these trying times, the NNPC/MPN JV seeks to re-emphasise the high priority we place on health and safety as the core foundational values of our corporate culture and operations. We like to say we are in the business of managing risks, and there is no risk greater than the risk to health.


“So, we must all work collaboratively with our industry partners and other stakeholders, whom we are convinced share in this belief, in combating and, ultimately, defeating this pandemic. The task at hand calls for the sort of partnership we are witnessing here today, ” McGrath said.

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Lalastclala, Seun & mynd44 carry good news go front page oo

Kei...


Our brothers from the others side wunt like this..

They hate any good news from SS, SW and North....

Chai.. Thank God we don't hear We the SE SS again, darkness and light no the the same

South south city of Light.... We love you..

Pmb, even though u r the worstest president.. Yes sir, you are so incompetent to be a president.....

Thank u for this project..

South East have been benefitting too much, let others top benefits..


Watch our. Blodas now who doesn't like any good news turn to baby now (pics below )

The pandemic really wrote Nigeria off to the world of how poorly the health sector has been operating. Why is it that any sum approved by the FG for a project conversely sounds like another loot hit?

marriagebyigbo:
Kei...


Our brothers from the others isde

Lol

chatinent:
The pandemic really wrote Nigeria off to the world of how poorly the health sector has been operating. Why is it that any sum approved by the FG for a project conversely sounds like another loot hit?

Lol

Good one

This is welcomed development, the hen that has been laying the golden egg used to build and develop Lagos, Abuja and Nigeria is finally getting some crumbs of attention and development from the buhari led government.

TBH; why do SS love outsiders more than their selves
GEJ so loved the North that he gave them almajiri schools and tremendous infrastructures while neglecting the SS.
Amechi is repeating GEJ's mistakes as well, when will our people learn to greedily attract projects and development to our region without looking back?
Lagos-Calabar rail must be completed if not, we'll not forgive Ameachi come 2023 & beyond

This is long overdue but how se people always find a way to drag the se on every topic is baffling... Are they that jobless?

nice one

DankemzI:
This is welcomed development, the hen that has been laying the golden egg used to build and develop Lagos, Abuja and Nigeria is finally getting some crumbs of attention and development from the buhari led government.

TBH; why do SS love outsiders more than their selves
GEJ so loved the North that he gave them almajiri schools and tremendous infrastructures while neglecting the SS.
Amechi is repeating GEJ's mistakes as well, when will our people learn to greedily attract projects and development to our region without looking back?
Lagos-Calabar rail must be completed if not, we'll not forgive Ameachi come 2023 & beyond

You've said it all bro

slowice:
This is long overdue but how se people always find a way to drag the se on every topic is baffling... Are they that jobless?

Yeah blood

johnykgoal:
nice one

Yes bro......lalastclala front page bro

Wike must hear dis

Good initiative

donbachi:
Wike must hear dis

You mean that clown .
Akwa Ibom is the future of South south bro.... even federal government knows this..

sageb:
Good initiative

Great one

Nice one from FG
Akwa Ibom forward ever backward never.

marriagebyigbo:
Kei...


Our brothers from the others side wunt like this..

They hate any good news from SS, SW and North....

Chai.. Thank God we don't hear We the SE SS again, darkness and light no the the same

South south city of Light.... We love you..

Pmb, even though u r the worstest president.. Yes sir, you are so incompetent to be a president.....

Thank u for this project..

South East have been benefitting too much, let others top benefits..


Watch our. Blodas now who doesn't like any good news turn to baby now (pics below )

I don't know who you refer to as your brother.

However, if you are referring to people from the east, I am afraid you don't have sense at all because the NNPC is building the same world-class hospital in Imo State.

OMG! NNPC has been running on a loss for decades now and nobody is asking questions. Since when did the NNPC become ministry of health?

In a serious country, a state-run oil corporation should be more concerned about getting its refineries working than building hospitals. And some orangutan is spewing trash instead of asking questions.

Who did this to this country? The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylvia, is complaining that most of the refineries are not working, but the NNPC is busy building hospitals across the country. Even Buhari, who is the minister of petroleum, is not calling anyone to order!

DankemzI:
This is welcomed development, the hen that has been laying the golden egg used to build and develop Lagos, Abuja and Nigeria is finally getting some crumbs of attention and development from the buhari led government.

TBH; why do SS love outsiders more than their selves
GEJ so loved the North that he gave them almajiri schools and tremendous infrastructures while neglecting the SS.
Amechi is repeating GEJ's mistakes as well, when will our people learn to greedily attract projects and development to our region without looking back?
Lagos-Calabar rail must be completed if not, we'll not forgive Ameachi come 2023 & beyond

Amaechi is not repeating any mistake. There is a railway policy that this government is following strictly. The Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project is a priority project and federal government already secured National Assembly approval to borrow funds for the project. The project may not be completed by Buhari but it will definitely be started and Nigeria’s counterpart fund will be fully paid so that nothing can disturb the project even when Buhari is out of office.

900winer:
Nice one from FG

Akwa Ibom forward ever backward never.

Yes ooo

seunmsg:


Amaechi is not repeating any mistake. There is a railway policy that this government is following strictly. The Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project is a priority project and federal government already secured National Assembly approval to borrow funds for the project. The project may not be completed by Buhari but it will definitely be started and Nigeria’s counterpart fund will be fully paid so that nothing can disturb the project even when Buhari is out of office.

Spot on

we need more of this

This Is Good, No More India.

realstars:
This Is Good, No More India.

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Welcome development, Akwa Ibom is one of the state dat lay golden egg much infrastructures n social amenities must be done. This r the kind of news we need, nt how 1 madam jOi Nunieh despite married to 4 husbands was struggle how to suck alot of men dick in Apo area hotel.
Note: if u find by comment abhorrent or repulsive Channel ur anger to NDDC am nt dey 1 dat say she married 4 husbands

EddyRex:
Welcome development.

Yeah bro

EddyRex:
Welcome development, Akwa Ibom is one of the state dat lay golden egg much infrastructures n social amenities must be done. This r the kind of news we need, nt how 1 madam jOi Nunieh married to 4 husbands n was struggle how to suck alot of men dick in Apo area hotel.
Note: if u find by comment abhorrent or repulsive Channel ur anger to NDDC am nt dey 1 dat say she married 4 husbands

Hahahahahahahaj...ollosho the accused person of sexual harassment abi maybe na she harrased Akpabio

That's good

MelesZenawi:
That's good

Yeah blood

I wonder oo

EddyRex:
I wonder oo

Great one

South-Southerners, another opportunity to chop just s you are doing with NDDC. After choping, start screaming Northerners are eating our oyel money.