By Suleiman Abdulmumin
The Kogi State Government has launched an ambitious project to upgrade 88 Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) across the state’s 21 local government areas. This development is in addition to the 70 PHCs already undergoing upgrades, demonstrating the government’s commitment to enhancing healthcare infrastructure and services.
Hon. Adams Abdulazeez, Commissioner for Health, represented Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo at the official handover of sites to contractors. The governor expressed his appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visionary leadership and efforts to ensure quality healthcare for Nigerians, particularly at the grassroots level.
He also acknowledged the remarkable foundation laid by his predecessor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, whose commitment to the health sector has provided a strong platform to build upon.
He urged the contractors to be dutiful and asked for full cooperation from the various communities hosting the selected PHCs, as this project is to be completed within four months. Gov. Ododo charged government officials at both state and Local Government levels to take personal responsibility for supervising these projects within their communities, ensuring continuous monitoring and reporting their observations through the Ministry of Health and the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency to his office. The cost of these upgrades is over seven (7) billion naira.