The Presidency on Monday expressed satisfaction with the standard of work done at the Presidential Wing of the State House Medical Centre, saying that the facility is fit for purpose.
The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, stated this after touring the N21bn facility.
However, the former lawmaker said it is now left for the management to “dot the I’s and cross the T’s and put finishing touches.”
Fielding questions from journalists after inspecting the facility, Gbajabiamila said, “I have seen, I am very impressed and I’m sure you are as well because you went around with me. This is a clinic like anywhere in the world, you will find, the standard is very high. The equipment is world-class.
“From my understanding, there are some equipment that you wouldn’t even find in too many places all over the world. I’ve just been lectured about kidney transplant now from one of the best.
“There’s a Cath. Lab. that’s world-class and so many other things. There’s an equipment they called C-ARM, this gladdens my heart that at least when we were appropriating money in the House of Representatives as Speaker, I can see where the money has gone to.”
Chairperson, Clinical Services, Dr. Jane Ifechukwu, who clarified the CoS’ statement about dotting the ‘I’s’ and crossing the ‘T’s’ said, “Right now, the last administration stopped; everything is in place. But they wanted this administration to drive the process was the language.
“We’ve carried our principals along, it’s for them to give us a go-ahead. What we have here is skeletal, just the way we were having the Villa Clinic.
“That’s what we do here. But once we dot the I’s, we can’t make decisions on our own, they give us the go-ahead and we are good to go. But once we dot the I’s, we can’t take decisions on our own, they give us the go-ahead and we are good to go.”
Construction works on the Presidential Wing of the Medical Centre began in November 2021.