By Terhemba Daka, Abuja 12 December 2023 | 5:01 am Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, officially toured the N21 billion Presidential Clinic in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Femi Gbajabiamila PHOTO: Twitter Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, officially toured the N21 billion Presidential Clinic in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The clinic was conceived and delivered by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2022. It was built to stem the frequent medical tourism by the first family, senior government officials and visiting Presidents. Speaking after the tour, Gbajabiamila, who rated the facility high, expressed satisfaction with the edifice. He added that the budget allocated to the project was judiciously utilised. On his impression of the facility, Gbajabiamila said “there has been a lot of talk about this clinic, not just today, even when I was in the National Assembly as Speaker. So, I thought, having been here a few months, let us have a look and see exactly what is going on. “I have seen, I am very impressed and I am sure you are, as well, because you went around with me.” This is a clinic like anywhere in the world. The standard is very high. The equipment is world class. From my understanding, there are some equipment that you would not even find in too many places all over the world.” Chairman, Clinical Services, Dr Jane Ifechukwu, who was asked what the CoS meant by dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s said: “The last administration stopped; with everything in place. But they wanted this administration to drive the process; that was the language. We have carried our principals along; it is for them to give us a go-ahead. What we have here is skeletal, just the way we were having the Villa Clinic. That is what we do here. But once we dot the ‘I’s, we cannot make decisions on our own; they give us the go-ahead and we are good to go.” 2 hours ago Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commended the inter-religious harmony between Christians and Muslims in the state. Radda stated this, yesterday, when he hosted Catholic bishops led by Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah…. 2 hours ago Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is distressed by the mistaken drone attack, which resulted in the loss of innocent lives in Tudun Birni, Kaduna State. 2 hours ago Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, have commiserated with the family of the late ‘Ewi’ exponent, Olanrewaju Adepoju. 2 hours ago President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, in Maiduguri, inaugurated 107 mass transit vehicles, including 50 electric taxis purchased by the Borno State government. He lauded Governor Babagana Zulum for his foresight and people-oriented policies and projects. 2 hours ago Cash scarcity, which was experienced about 10 months ago across the country, has resurfaced in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as some banks pay only N5, 000 across the counter to customers. 2 hours ago Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has reiterated the state’s readiness to host the tourism world at this year’s Carnival Calabar International Festival. 3 hours ago Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday, officially toured the N21 billion Presidential Clinic in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. 3 hours ago Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has advised the council chairmen elected in the recently-concluded poll to be fully prepared for good governance, saying that he won’t tolerate financial recklessness and ineptitude that could derail development in the councils. 3 hours ago The Federal Government, yesterday, lamented that the naira re-design policy carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from December 15, 2022, to early February this year, when the Supreme Court ruled against it, ran farmers bankrupt. 3 hours ago The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has charged members of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) to ensure their economic decisions and reforms will reflect in the lives of Nigerians from all parts of the country.
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