By Daniel Tyokua
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has officially handed over twelve new ambulance buses to FCT public hospitals.
Speaking at the event on Thursday, Wike said the gesture was to boost emergency services across the nation’s capital.
He said his administration prioritizes residents’ welfare, including health, roads, and education.
Wike also revealed that the administration is already in the procuring process of rehabilitating and furnishing the 14 graded hospitals.
On shortage of manpower, the minister directed the chairman of the FCT Civil service to employ the required personnel that will complement the existence ones.
“So many people were saying, why are we concentrating on road infrastructure? why are we focusing on education? But people forget that these ambulances may break down when there are no good roads.
“When it is an emergency period for you to call for help, and the roads are not in a stable condition, then the whole sense of the emergency vehicles becomes useless. So first things first, and that’s what we have done l.
“We are already in the procuring process of rehabilitating and furnishing 14 of our graded hospitals” he said.
In her remarks, the Mandate Secretary, Health and Environment Services, Fasawe Adedolapo, said donation of the twelve buses will strengthen emergency healthcare delivery across the city.
She said, “This initiative goes beyond the provision of just ambulances. It reflects our commitment to people-centered governance, emergency preparedness, and improved health outcomes for all who reside in the FCT.
“There have been many other interventions including the upgrade of the School of Nursing to a full-fledged College of Nursing, making it the first College of Nursing also in this part of the country.
“All these interventions together, when we reflect on it, it shows a deliberate and coordinated effort to deliver accessible, high quality and responsible healthcare for the people of the FCT” Adedolapo said
