Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, in a bid to make quality health care services available to residents of Calabar, has signed a multi-billion contract with the General Electric (GE) that would ensure the completion of three standard referral specialist hospitals in the three senatorial districts of the state.
Residents of the state can also have opportunity to benefit from a world class, high standard Healthcare service delivery like their counterparts in advanced nations when completed.
They have been issued an eight-month deadline to complete the project, as the administration of Gov Ayade is obviously in a hurry to have its citizens enjoy that level of care which most medical specialist have described as second to none in Nigeria “Ayade’s great strifes shows commitment to revitalizing the health care sector.
Key among the areas that have been pinpointed is the Obudu hospital which has been roofed with GE to do the finishing furnishing and equipping; Etung and Akpabuyo which are near completion.
Speaking shortly after taking the giant step which has been described as a welcome development by the people at conference room, Governor’s office, Calabar yesterday, Ayade stated that he was optimistic that the company will live up to expectation.
He urged the company to do all within its reach to ensure the delivery of the contract on time and according to specification.
The GE and Cross River State specialist hospital will be a model of how a specialist hospital should be run when completed.
More so, General Electric (GE) has been saddled with the responsibility of completing and equipping the specialist hospital in Obudu Local Government Area of the state.
