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NGE Tasks Ododo On Sustenance Of Legacy Projects In Kogi

....advises him to emulate former Gov. Yahaya Bello 

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February 25, 2024
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The Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), has advised Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State to sustain the legacy projects he inherited from his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello.

The President of NGE, Mr Eze Anaba ,  gave the advice on Saturday while briefing journalists shortly after the media tour of the ultra – modern Reference Hospital , Okene , Kogi State

Anaba, who noted that, the immediate past administration has left a legacy worthy of emulation said the good work of former Governor Bello should be sustained by the present administration.

While noting that Kogi State is working, the NGE President observed that, the current administration under Alhaji Ododo is doing well to sustain the legacies of his former boss.

Anaba said : “Democracy is about the people and the facilities we have seen, the road construction we saw and the traffic time they have saved people of Kogi State and Nigeria in general , that alone will help the country, boost our economy and help the Citizens.

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“People waste and lose life in traffic. If the road network is strong like we saw, I am sure Nigeria will be better for it.

” I am highly commending the State Government for what I and my team have seen so far.

“Government is a continuum. I will advise the current Government to follow the foot step of his predecessor.

“It is only in that way the citizens will benefit and Kogi State will become the best place in the Country.

“People will know that democracy has taken root in Kogi State and the people are benefitting.

“At the end of the day, governance is about the people. From what I have seen, from what my colleagues saw, Kogi is working in terms of, education infrastructure and medical care.”

On the media tour to the Reference Hospital ,Okene, Anaba advised Nigerians to patronise the health institution to save the country forex.

He said: “From a lay man’s perspective, I am not a Doctor. From what the Doctors have told me and my team and what we saw with our eyes, it is hugely impressive.

“The MRI and other laboratory equipment are very impressive. I have to commend the Kogi State Government for making this available.

” I would advise the people to put this to test and if this works, they will save Nigeria huge amount of money.

“Recently, the CBN Governor told the whole world that medical tourism alone is causing this Country a fortune.

“So, if Nigerians patronise this hospital, it will save this country a lot of money and put our economy in good shape.

“What we have seen here, Nigeria should be happy for it.”

Earlier, while conducting the journalists round the hospital, the Chief Medical Director , Prof Solomon Avidime disclosed that the hospital is equipped with the state of art equipment to attend to the medical needs of Nigerians.

He said : “As you can see, we are beautiful outside and beautiful inside.

“Where we are is the ground floor that houses the out patient department.

“On one hand and the other side , we have about 11 consulting rooms. Each consulting room has a computer.

“The entire system is electronic base which is electronic record system. We have on the other side the trainer center which has the dialysis unit.

“The dialysis unit has about six machines. That means about six persons can be dialised at a go.

“At the tale end is the diagnostic unit that houses about four laboratory department.

” We have the unit that does digital radiology, x-ray and the mammogram as well as the scan.

“They are the latest of the equipment you can find. Many of them are debuting in Nigeria for the very first time. We have two emergency rooms including two theater.

“You can’t find many equipment we are having here in other parts of the Country.

“Outside this place, we have a center that has a city scan and MRI. They are all latest equipment.

“We have oxygen plant where we produced medical oxygen meant to serve not just Kogi but the entire North Central as well as Nigeria.”

He noted that the hospital radiology department is well equipped.

Avidime said : “The MRI we have here is the latest with artificial intelligence that has a processing time of about 30 minutes with our patients.”

The Kogi State Commissioner for health, Dr Abdlulazeez Adam Adeiza on his part noted that, the edifice is not just out to serve the people of Kogi State but the entire Nigeria.

“This edifice standing behind us today is not the only edifice for health in Kogi State.

“The Government of Alhaji Yahaya Bello embarked on six of this project , even though, this is the largest.

“Two stand in each of the Senatorial districts. We have one ultra-modern hospital in Gegu Beki, Isanlu, which serves the west and in the Eastern flanks which we have the newly structured Prince Abubakar Audu University Hospital and the well equip Idah Zonal Hospital also serving the Eastern flanks.

“We also have that in Lokoja the State capital. All of them are well equip to serve the entire country,” he explained.
(vitalnewsngr.com)

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