GOVERNOR UMAHI HANDS OVER MODERN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY UNIT TO AE-FETHA; RESTATES DETERMINATION TO HEALTH OF EBONYI PEOPLE

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, on Friday, handed over for use, the gigantic Accident and Emergency building constructed by the Ebonyi State Government to the management of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital.

The event took place at the AE-FETHA 2 complex, Abakaliki.

Governor Umahi noted that the handing over was unofficial as the President or his representative would be expected to do the official commissioning soon. He explained that he was touched to construct the edifice due to the conditions of the accident and emergency patients in the hospital who sometimes lay on bare floors.

"This is the unofficial hand over of the hospital to AE-FETHA for use to treat our people, we didn't build it to showcase, we built it for a reason and that is the health of our people. Before now, if you go to the two locations of FETHA, you will see our fathers, our mothers, our children lying on bare floors and along the passages and so, there came a time to solve that problem, and one thing the people must know is that we are the Federal Government and when a road is bad, they say it is Federal road, what do they mean by Federal road? Who is Federal? It is our collective bargain that is the entity called Federal Government and so when you are in your closet you are doing your beat, am doing my beat, everyone is doing his beat, the Nation will be moving forward."

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to health as evidenced in his proactive fight against COVID-19 and announced that the State has received 1 billion naira and another 100 million naira through NCDC to tackle Coronavirus in the State.

"The Federal Government has given us the sum of 1 billion naira to fight this Covid-19, also 100million naira through NCDC to fight this Covid-19, that is why you see that we are moving ahead, getting all our 14 General Hospitals to be ready and equipped, we have given out the contract under the supervision of the COVID-19 team and this is why we are very happy "

While noting that with the fund, all General Hospitals would be renovated and equipped to tackle any eventuality, Governor Umahi appealed to leaders to always make a difference when they have the opportunity.

He commended the Chief Medical Director of AE-FETHA for his hard work in the hospital and tasked him to ensure proper maintenance of the facility.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezuruike thanked the Governor for all the interventions in the Health Sector including surpassing WHO requirements in the budgetary allocation for 2021 appropriation in Health Sector.

He expressed hope that overseas referrals would be a thing of the past when the standard Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital would take off.

In a remark, the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Emeka Ogah thanked the Governor for the interventions and promised to put the facility to maximum use while praising him for the one of a kind edifice that is even bigger and better than many complete hospitals.

Francis Nwaze
Special Assistant to the Governor
(Media and Publicity)
December 18, 202

It's none of my business except he can be treated there

Accident/Trauma/Emergency units in Nigerian hospitals are mostly jokes, no equipments, just a normal ward with nurses and doctors running around

I'd rather refer to Nigerian politicians as Praise seekers instead of Transformational tools. If not, we'd be better of as a country with all these hype by now.

For all I care, the Biggest emergency in Nigeria are those looting the country dry in the name of leadership and their Praise Singers

With im papa money abi?

Nice one Gov Dave Umahi.