Abeokuta NHIA workplace, FG provides contractor one month ultimatum

In response to a latest video launched on Social media in regards to the state of NHIA workplace in Abeokuta, Ogun state, the Minister of State for Well being and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, on Thursday paid an unscheduled on-the-spot evaluation go to to the deserted constructing in Abeokuta.

Through the inspection, Dr. Salako evaluated the present state of the ability, expressing concern over its extended abandonment and the implications for efficient medical insurance service supply within the state.

He emphasised the Federal Authorities’s dedication to revitalising crucial well being infrastructure in step with ongoing reforms within the well being sector.

“It was established that the ability has not been formally handed over to the administration by the Contractor and the Minister gave the Contractor, one month from Thursday to repair all the required services that can make the workplace practical for the NHIA workers to maneuver in totally. 

Dr Salako reiterated that no public well being asset ought to be left to waste, particularly at a time when efforts are being intensified to develop entry to inexpensive healthcare for Nigerians.

He assured stakeholders that mandatory steps could be taken to handle the scenario and make sure that the ability is put to productive use within the general curiosity of the folks of Ogun State inside the time line given.