Governor Udom Emmanuel will today unveil his remodeled and re-equipped General Hospital Ikot Ekpene to the public.

The programme is part of his deliberate efforts at ensuring that secondary healthcare centers across the ten federal constituencies of the state are given a facelift, and also afford Akwa Ibom people easier access to affordable and qualitative healthcare facilities.

Ikot Ekpene is the ninth General Hospital that the Governor has rebuilt, furnished and upgraded since assumption of office.

The project comprises reconstructed maternity, paediatric and general wards, physiotherapy units, two new theatres.

It also has a remodelled out-patient department, pharmacy departments as well as the newly built storey building administrative block.

Governor Emmanuel had three weeks ago, announced that more containers of medical equipment are arriving the state in batches as he makes good his plans to completely turnaround the health sector in the state.

Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who is in the state to attend the 2021 Annual National Physicians’ Week celebration of the Nigeria Medical Association, shall be the special guest on the occasion.

Members of the public are invited to be part of the ceremony in Ikot Ekpene by 10am today.

Last week, Governor Emmanuel had led the Senate President to inaugurate the 25kilometer Uyo-Ikot Ekpene dual carriage road executed by his administration, after being inherited at 20 percent completion.