Healthcare, Education, Agriculture Top Fubara’s Devt Agenda.

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that healthcare delivery, education and agriculture will be given priority attention in the 2025 fiscal year. The Governor also  declared that his administration will not undermine the mandate given to him by Rivers people but continue to dispense purposeful leadership in the state.
Governor Fubara said this while addressing newsmen shortly after the inspection of the Degema General Hospital under construction by the Rivers State Government.
The Governor, who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, during the inspection, said Rivers people deserved the best in infrastructural development and assured that his administration will work hard to put smiles on the faces of the people.
He said the inspection was to ascertain the level of work done on the project, noting that accommodation facilities for staff, nurses and other medical workers, including a modern mortuary and a laundry has been included in the new plan.
“We are here this afternoon, just like what happened yesterday, and if you could remember, I said part of our areas of concern, going forward, will be healthcare services. And yesterday I did mention that we were on inspection to check the Zonal Hospital covering that particular Senatorial District and today we will come here to see those of Degema, Ahoada and Omoku. But we are here in Degema today to assess the work ongoing.
“As you can see we don’t have a standard and befitting health facility here and that is why we need to put this place in order.
“Part of the areas that has been explained to me is the area earmarked for staff quarters for Doctors and Nurses, areas that will be used for development of a modern mortuary, and a medical facility must have a standard laundry. They have also shown me where they are doing the foundation. What we are doing is to assure our people that it is not just about we giving them road, and giving them other things, we need to protect them and give them quality healthcare services.
“Like I said, my target for 2025 is going to be healthcare, education and agriculture and this is just a start. We are here to assure our people that no matter what it is, we still have our eyes on the ball. We urge the good people of Degema to continue to support us as this government is purposeful and understand the need of the people.”
Governor Fubara, also last Friday,  embarked on a facility inspection of the Bori General Hospital under construction, and expressed satisfaction over the spate of work done by the contractors, which he said understood the vision and aspirations of his administration.
The Governor who was guided round the facility by the Hon Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, said the visit was to ascertain the level of work done on the project, and assured that his administration will live up to its decision to resuscitate all abandoned secondary health facilities in different parts of the state to effectively cater for the health needs of the people.
He said the previous plan for the health facility did not include accommodation and other complementary structures, but nurses and medical health officers quarters, including mortuary have been provided in the new plan for which funds have been released, noting that the facility will serve the entire Rivers South East Senatorial District.
“What we’re doing this afternoon is to inspect the Bori General Hospital that’s under construction. If you remember, I did promise our people that one of the most important areas of our budget for 2024,  will focus on Healthcare, Education and Agriculture, and part of what we promised our people is that all  general hospitals will be resuscitated”, Governor Fubara said.
The governor also assured that similar gestures will be extended to the Neuro Psychiatric Hospital at Rumuigbo for total refurbishment and effective service delivery, explaining that money had been released for the rehabilitation of 10 General Hospitals .
The Governor maintained that despite the challenges faced by his administration, God had remained faithful to him, and he will not falter in keeping faith with the mandate of Rivers people, adhering to the promises of good governance and development of the state.

By: Taneh Beemene.