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The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the immediate renovation, rehabilitation and upgrading of all 14 general hospitals in the FCT, alongside the resumption of work on the abandoned Utako General Hospital.
The decisions were taken at the 19th meeting of the FCT Executive Council, presided over by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and attended by the Minister of State for the FCT, Dr Mariya Mahmoud.
The council also approved a new divisional police station at the Wasa Informal Sector ahead of the planned relocation of mechanics and artisans from Apo.
14 General Hospitals Set For Major Upgrade
Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Chief of Staff to the FCT Minister, Chidi Amadi, said the council considered 20 memoranda submitted by various secretariats, departments and agencies.
Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, said the council approved the immediate commencement of renovation, rehabilitation and upgrading works across the 14 general hospitals.
The intervention will include the procurement of new medical and diagnostic equipment, including X-ray machines, as well as upgrades to hospital theatres.
Fasawe said the measures are designed to improve the capacity of the hospitals to provide healthcare services to FCT residents.
Wike Orders Resumption Of Utako Hospital
Fasawe also disclosed that Wike directed the immediate resumption of work on the Utako General Hospital, which has remained abandoned for years.
The project will involve completing construction works, equipping the facility and providing the necessary medical personnel to make the hospital fully operational.
According to Fasawe, the intervention is intended to improve residents’ access to quality and affordable healthcare.
She added that the FCT Administration had continued meeting its financial obligations to Health Maintenance Organisations and other health insurance providers through premium and capitation payments.
FCT High Court Goes Digital
The council also approved the digitalisation of the FCT High Court, covering about 67 courtrooms across its judicial divisions.
General Counsel Salman Dako said the project would introduce electronic court recording and case-management systems to replace manual recording, handwritten documentation and physical case files.
Implementation is expected to begin immediately, with improvements expected to become noticeable within two weeks.
FCT Approves N5.7bn Power Project
The Satellite Towns Development Department secured approval for a N5.703 billion contract to construct a 33KVA power supply line from Dawaki to Tukulo and surrounding communities in Bwari Area Council.
STDD Coordinator Abdulkadir Zulkiflu said the contract was awarded to CGC Nigeria Limited and has an eight-month completion period.
The council also ratified two completed and commissioned road projects in the satellite towns.
They are the Gaba-Tukulo Road and two-span river bridge in Bwari Area Council, awarded to Setraco Nigeria Limited for N8.219 billion, including 7.5 per cent VAT, and the rehabilitation of Paikon Kore-Ibuwa Road in Gwagwalada Area Council, awarded to Setraco for N8.890 billion, including VAT.
Zulkiflu said both projects had a 12-month completion period and had already been completed and commissioned.
Wasa Gets New Police Station
The FCTA Security Services Department also secured approval for a new divisional police station at the Wasa Informal Sector.
Director of the department, Adamu Gwary, said the facility would be delivered within six months and is intended to strengthen security ahead of the planned relocation of mechanics and artisans from Apo.
He said the project followed a directive from Wike to provide adequate security infrastructure at the Wasa site and surrounding communities.
The project forms part of the FCT Administration’s plan to construct two divisional police stations in each of the six area councils.
According to Gwary, stations at Ushafa and Saburi have already been completed, furnished and handed over, with each facility having a furnished six-man staff quarters.
Education Gets Fresh Intervention
The council approved two contracts for examination materials for pupils and students in primary, junior secondary and senior secondary schools across the FCT.
Mandate Secretary for Education, Dr Danlami Hayyo, said the approval would support the smooth conduct of examinations in public schools.
He added that the measure forms part of wider interventions covering school renovation and rehabilitation, improved classroom facilities and the provision of instructional materials.
Land Administration Gets ICT Upgrade
The Department of Land Administration secured approval for the procurement of utility vehicles and an integrated ICT infrastructure for its operations.
Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, said the ICT upgrade would include computers, workstations, scanners, network switches, fibre-optic connections, data-centre servers, monitoring systems and cooling facilities.
The council also ratified a contract for printing customised revenue receipt booklets with enhanced security features to reduce fraud and alterations in land revenue collection.
The Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company will handle the printing.
Water Treatment Gets New Supply
The Abuja Metropolitan Management Council secured approval for six memoranda covering maintenance works in waterways and other environmentally affected areas.
The FCT Water Board also received approval for the supply of high-test hypochlorite (HTH), a powdered chlorine product used in water treatment.
Acting General Manager of the Water Board, Chinyere Elechi, said the chemical is required to disinfect water and eliminate pathogenic microorganisms before distribution.
She said effective drinking-water treatment is essential for reducing the risk of waterborne diseases, including cholera, typhoid and dysentery.
The council also approved the renewal of insurance for facilities associated with the Lower Usman Dam Treatment Plant.
