State House Clinic’s VIP section one of Buhari’s legacies

The President has described the newly constructed VIP wing of the State House Clinic as a major legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari. government.

The State House Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar, said the completion of the hospital in record time was a miracle and one of the president’s legacy to the country.

Mr. Buhari in November 2021 approved the site for the construction of the VIP wing of the State House clinic at the Presidential Villa area in Abuja.

Mr. Umar said the president gave his approval to engage Julius Berger Plc to review and develop the concept design and proceed with the construction of the project as a turnkey contract.

In 2020, N416.6 million was budgeted for the project and N1.06 billion in 2021, which Mr. Umar said has been fully paid.

In March, the Permanent Secretary stated that out of the N20.8 billion budgeted for the project by 2022, the federal government has paid N8.5 billion.

Project inspection

Mr. Umar, on Friday, led a team of presidential aides in the pre-handover inspection of the clinic.

A statement issued and signed by the director of information at the State House, Abiodun Oladunjoye, said the permanent secretary was accompanied by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu; Senior Special Assistant to the President for Home Affairs, Sarki Abba, and Chief Personal Physician to the President, Sanusi Rafindadi.

Speaking after the inspection, Mr. Umar said a lot of progress has been made with the unpacking and installation of equipment.

“This has given us the opportunity to assess what we have achieved so far. This inspection also gives us a good opportunity to make observations to the contractor about what we have seen,” he said.

Mr. Rafindadi described it as a “world-class and state-of-the-art facility with the ability to perform several medical procedures.”

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He expressed satisfaction with the state of the project, praising the management team for working tirelessly on the landmark project.

In his remarks, Mr. Abba commended Julius Berger for delivering on schedule, less than a year after the foundation laying ceremony took place.

In a description of the project, the Director, Maintenance, Joshua Apagu, said the project is a dedicated Special / Intensive Care Center for the exclusive use of the President, Vice President, and other VIPs, located on one floor and basement.

The center contains Executive Suite, VIP Suite, Emergency Room, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Operation Theater, Conference Room for emergency meetings, etc.