As part of its commitment to improve the health sector, facilitate modern healthcare in Ondo State and end medical tourism abroad , the administration of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Germany-based health institution, Medicus International, to build a USD1.1billion Sunshine medical City in the state.

The Mou was signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, while the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Medicus International, Frank Spriewald, signed on behalf of the company at the Ondo State Governor's Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Speaking at the event, Governor Akeredolu said he was more than convinced that Medicus International has good intention to develop the medical infrastructure in the state.

He said: "I am more than convinced that Medicus has good intention. As I told them when they came, coincidentally about few weeks ago, I was in Germany myself and I saw their structure.

"When I was in Berlin, I was talking to another medical organisation to bring their facility to Ondo State. I was negotiating with them not knowing that someone else was already waiting for this.

"No doubt, we are interested in this. We have made efforts. We are already working on how to secure a land very close to the airport. It is an interesting thing.

"We are prepared to cooperate and we know that this sort of thing is to be done as a joint venture. The interest of Ondo State is there. We are putting land. The joint venture itself will come up."

Arakunrin Akeredolu also announced that the state government has set up a team led by the Special Adviser on Health to work with the Medicus International.

Earlier, the facilitator for Medicus International, Chief Oludare Bello, said the time for the execution of the project is thirty six months and development will be completed in forty eight months.

According to him, the hospital will deal with all facets of healthcare, adding that the nearness to the airport became imperative because the hospital will have its own helicopter that will transverse other parts of the state for medical purposes.

Chief Bello explained that there will be other facilities in the medical city such as conference Center, Cinema, teaching hospital and nursing school.

He said: "The hospital is a city on its own. The design is premised on the fact that there will be green in the whole hospital. That is to make the patients see the ambience of the hospital when they lean over the window to have a view.

"It will be one of its kind in Nigeria. Over 50% of the doctors are already trained in Germany. The doctors that will be employed here will also be trained in Germany.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye, said Medicus International is charged with the responsibility of looking for fund for the project, adding that the State government is only investing 100 hectares of land and with other routine approvals.

He said the MoU is coming after serial of engagements to have a memorandum signed between the state government and the organization.

Olabode Richard Olatunde
Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media)
October 24, 2019

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This is good new from our able Governor Arakunrin Himself. Good to see your face once again. May God be with you sir

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Good

The way African politicians laugh while in official meeting is annoying

Heard the governor was sick?



The ikare owo is an eyesore, stuck there for more than 8 hours yesterday, due to pot holes, something should be done, that's the only road that lead to the akokos, and there's a university along the road, something good should be done asap, not just painting the road

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PeregrineFalcon:
The way African politicians laugh while in official meeting is annoying

My brother

Every body will do the same after realising the amount you are capable of stealing

The real thing be say for Nigeria we nor actually hate corruption but we only hate the fact say nor be we dey carry out the corruption

Medical gini?

All these politicians sed....

Why can't they pump money into d ones wey dey ground already n upgrade them?

Sham...Akeredolu is still recovering from the sex smack down giving to him in oza oza room by that fair Owerri woman

This is very ambitious.

I just hope it doesn't take more than 20 years to complete

Scam!!!! A Project that won't be completed and funds will be siphoned. Starter Packs is to present a White Man, then shake hands for the media, then launder the funds abroad.

ANYTIME I SEE SOMETHING LIKE, "FG PLAN TO ESTABLISH....", XYZ STATE WANT TO BUILD...", "FG TO GROW THE ECONOMY.....". IN SHORT, ANYTHING PROMISE FROM A NIGERIA GOVERNMENT, I SEE IT AS A WASTE OF MY DATA.



NIGERIA IS AKEEN TO THE SAYING OF PAUL THE APOSTLE, "ALWAYS LEARNING, NEVER COME TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH".


I WAS IN A SEMINAR SOME YEARS AGO, THE FACILITATOR SHOWED A RANKING FROM UN (3 THREE COUNTRIES THAT ARE ALWAYS IJ THE PLANNING PHASE), NAIJA DEY THERE.

May God be with you and give you and other Nigerians wishing Nigeria well.

Haaaa,medical city,oppppppsss,why not power or industrial city ,oil refinery to replace the Dangote one moved,abi am wrongly thinking ni,where is the money to pay recurrent expenses,do maintenance of the city.
Akeredolu........., industries or power will have been better.

Fantastic

This is highly plausible. This is the type of news I want to start hearing. Good medical facility. Let's stop medical tourism.

let somebody shout sakamanje...........

They always partnering. At last, no outcome. Nice development, anyway.

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Temidayo9:
This is good new from our able Governor Arakunrin Himself. Good to see your face once again. May God be with you sir

lecture me to knowledge a little,how is this particular project a good initiative??

PeregrineFalcon:
The way African politicians laugh while in official meeting is annoying

Anybidy who knows how corrupt money can be laundered and made clean will understand why they can't help but chuckle when such a feat suddenly looks achievable.

He should fix all the bad roads in Akure first, it's a project we all it'll be abandoned.


I don't know how months he'll take him to finish up the Aquinas Road.

This is a very commendable move by the governor and I sincerely hope it comes to fruition because it will become a destination spot for medical tourists in the whole sub-Saharan Africa.

Ok

Freemanbobble:


My brother

Every body will do the same after realising the amount you are capable of stealing

The real thing be say for Nigeria we nor actually hate corruption but we only hate the fact say nor be we dey carry out the corruption

Speak for yourself, I do hate it, I don't reason like Nigerians, I can never join politics in Nigeria

Cheering news from my home state! Bravo!!
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We are waiting. I hope the medical city will have a centre were bobrisky can be cured of his madness

All this partnership with no result, Nigeria still remains the same