President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government, in its
update on coronavirus, on Friday, said the Isolation Centre in Abuja will be
ready in April.
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this while
responding to the remarks of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on the poor state
of the facility, NAN reports.
The Isolation Centre is located in Gwagwalada, a suburb in
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Lawan, during his visit on Wednesday, condemned what he saw
and lamented that not a kobo of the N620 million earmarked to fight coronavirus
had been released.
Ehanire added that construction is ongoing and the
contractor has also been asked to fast-track it.
“They said it will be finished by next month. So they used
the building which they wanted to use for intensive care. It has been furnished
and prepared, staff have been trained and all protocols have been established.
“The Senate President went there when the finishing touches
were being put and I think he expected that the bed was already made.
“Another team visited the next day, they saw that it was
already completed and the chairman of the senate committee said there has been
a lot of improvement.
“All monies approved got to NCDC, but had to go through a
lot of process, but NCDC had made procurement on credit from its regular
suppliers, they were given materials on credit, but many of them have been
settled,” Ehanire said.
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