The House of Representatives has resolved to
investigate allegations of the deplorable condition of the State House Medical
Centre.
The lawmakers also
said they would probe the alleged deductions from the salaries and allowances
of medical staff at the hospital. This comes three days after the wife of the
President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, called for a probe into how the budget for the
medical centre is being utilised.
Mrs Buhari had on
Monday decried the “lack of facilities”, including syringes despite the huge
budgetary allocation and ongoing construction at the hospital. The allegations,
however, led to the motion sponsored on Thursday in Abuja by one of the
lawmakers representing Akwa Ibom State at the Lower Chamber of the National
Assembly.
Honourable Henry
Archibong told the House at plenary that despite the allocation of almost N9
billion in the last three years, the State House Clinic does not have adequate
facilities and equipment to cater to patients.
On Wednesday last week, the management of the hospital has also said it
would seek the commercialisation of the centre to boost its revenue and augment
the appropriation it receives from the government in the quest for a better
qualitative service.
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