Wike contributing to health delivery in Nigeria —Osinbajo

ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo has commended Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for his bold steps in ensuring access to quality health care delivery in the state.

He gave the commendation on Monday while flagging off the construction of doctors’ quarters in Port Harcourt, even as the governor renewed his commitment to the sustenance of projects delivery in the state.

The Acting President also inspected the ongoing construction of the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park and the ongoing Rivers State Ecumenical Centre, aimed at unifying the Christian community in the state.

Speaking at the reconstruction of the Doctors’ Quarters of the Braithwaite Specialist Memorial Hospital (BSMH), Osinbajo, in a statement by Wike’s media aide, Simeon Nwakaudu, said the project would help in repositioning medicare in the state.

“It is my special privilege to lay this foundation stone of these doctors’ quarters at the BSMH. It is very special because this is a special contribution to the creation of access to healthcare in the country. And especially the welfare of doctors who do the commendable work of ensuring the health of the people,” he said.

In his own speech, Governor Wike declared his commitment to the provision of quality facilities in hospitals across the state, adding, “For me, my engagement  with the people is premised on the provision of projects across the state. In Rivers State, it is projects, projects and projects. We shall not deviate.”

The governor further said the objective of the project was to restore the existing accommodation and expand it to accommodate more specialist doctors serving at BMSH.

He noted that the quarters had 22 units of three bedroom flats with a community canteen and dedicated water facility, adding that it would be completed on schedule and in line with approved specifications.