…hails Chief of Staff, Jamiu Asuku free medical outreach.
By Danfulani Lukman Ohinoyi.
Kogi state Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr. Abubakar Ohere has described the commitment of Governor Yahaya Bello on the massive turn around of key infrastructures across the state, particularly in the health sector, as amazing and unprecedented.
Ohere made gave the commendation while inspecting the ongoing building construction work at the State Specialist Hospital Lokoja and Okene Reference Hospital.
He lauded the governor for prioritizing the healthcare sector and funding the medical bills of the less privileged within and outside the country.
The sustenance of this momentum, according to Ohere, has now resulted in the massive turn around in the health sector infrastructure that the state witnessing today and the appropriate legislative framework that will make them work better and serve the people right.
He expressed satisfaction with the scope and level of works currently going on at the two hospital sites.
He further directed the contractors to adhere strictly to the approved design and safety standards.
He also commended the Chief of Staff to Governor, Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku Jamiu, for his generosity and efforts at providing free medical healthcare support services to Kogites, particularly for the cancer patients, as tremendous and worthy of emulation by all. He singled out Asuku’s assistance to Mrs. Onyi Moses from Ozuja, Obehira in Okene local government who was diagnosed with breast tumor.
“This are the kind of services I also enjoy doing and I know how expensive they could be,” Ohere stated.
He pointed out that Gov. Bello’s administration has made great impact in the health sector by implementing health reforms such as Kogi State Health Insurance Scheme, Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KSPHCDA), Bello Cares initiative and above all Okene reference hospital bill recently passed into law by the Kogi State House of Assembly.
