The Permanent Secretary, State House, Umar Tijjani, said on
Thursday that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, had
approved the construction and equipping of a 14-bed space Presidential Clinic
at a cost of N21bn
Tijani stated this when he appeared before the Senate
Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, to present his
2022 budget proposal for consideration.
He explained that the construction firm, Messrs Julius
Berger Nigeria, construct the VIP clinic.
He said the physical construction would start on November 1,
2021 and would be inaugurated on December 31, 2022.
The Permanent Secretary explained that the Presidential
Clinic would contain 14-bed facilities with a total area of 2,700 square
metres.
He added that there would be an underground, first floor,
two operating theatres, two executive suites, two VIP wards, two Isolation
wards and a six-bed isolation area in the building.
He further explained that there would be laboratory, healing
garden, pharmacy, and X-ray facility in the clinic.
He said,” The project was conceived in 2012 by the previous
administration and the brief was processed.
“It was estimated to
cost about N21bn and the facility contains 14-bed space with a total area of 2,
700 square meters, there will be underground and first floor.
“Most of the preliminary works had been concluded. Mr
President has approved the project. We have gone to the Bureau of Public
Procurement to get a Certificate of No Objection.”
He told the committee that JBN was picked as the contractor
because it built the State House and had been maintaining it since 1990.
“JBN has done a great job, and it was considered because of
security reasons.”
He said the clinic would also be open to other African
countries for medical treatment.
One of the members of the committee, Senator Nicolas
Tofowomo, expressed dissatisfaction with the failure of the Permanent Secretary
to show the committee any pictorial view of the hospital.
However, some other members of the committee led by the
Chairman, Senator Danjuma La’ah, commended the initiative of the Federal
Government for constructing and equipping of the Presidential Wing of the State
House Clinic.
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