Ikechukwu Emetu, deputy governor of Abia State, has enjoined contractors handling Abia State Impact Implementation Unit to deliver their jobs in accordance with the terms of contract.
Emetu stated this during a one-day state level stakeholders engagement meeting on impact contribution to the state health sector 2025 deliverables at Aguyi-Ironsi Conference Hall Umuahia.
The deputy governor, who was represented by Chijioke Nwankwo, his deputy chief of staff, stated that the contractors might have gone through rigorous process to emerge and that the state government was not expecting anything below standard.
He assured that a team would be set up to monitor the activities and ensure that they comply; warning that anything short of compliance would be met with strict action.
“Health is important because without it, you lose everything. So, the stakeholders’ engagement is very important to our approach and the objectives of this meeting are to discuss the current state of health in the state, facilitators and barriers to the utilization of PHC services.
“Also to discuss steps that will promote accountability, efficient and effective delivery. What we want to achieve in Abia State is to take health very seriously because we need Abians to be able to discharge and deliver in every assignment they have,” Emetu stated.
Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche, a professor and Commissioner for Health, in his contribution, stated that health, especially primary healthcare, is one of Governor Alex Otti’s uppermost priorities to Abians.
He expressed gratitude that Abia was one of the states benefiting from the project, which addresses maternal and childcare services in the rural areas, increasing the optimal primary healthcare facilities and activities, and helping to ensure optimal immunization, among others.
Kalu Ulu Kalu, a medical doctor and executive secretary, Abia State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, earlier in his speech, stated that the National Primary Healthcare Agency, through the world Bank and the state government was revitalizing 67 health centers, which had gone up to 87 aside the 200 facilities the state government was renovating,
He noted that if the numbers were put together, one would see a whole lot of primary health centres going on progressively.
Kalu stated that the state government was on revitalization process, which meant that all the health centers would have good structure and facilities including solar system and staff quarters.
Highlight of the event included the awarding of contracts and good will messages from NPHCDA, WHO and UNICEF.
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