Governor, Theodre Orji
Abia state Governor, Chief Theodore Orji said yesterday that he had declared total war on sickness in the state.
This, according to him was the reason his administration has placed priority attention in the health sector.
The Governor said this at Amachara Specialist Hospital, Umuahia while commissioning a Chest Clinic donated to the state by Chevron. The Chest Clinic was built by Chevron under Agbami Partnership.
Orji explained that he paced priority on health because “it is a healthy person that enjoys democracy dividends”.
Governor Orji commended Chevron for the gesture and said that they also chose to assist the government in an area the Government had special interest in.
His words: “Honestly, what we have done in the state was to declare war against sickness, and that war will continue until I leave office. If you join me, we will give sickness a good fight.
“As I speak to you today, we have modern Diagnostic Centres in Aba and Umuahia. In that centre [Umuahia] we are installing a Dialysis Machines. They are on ground now. And we also have an Eye Centre.
“Here at Amachara, we are establishing a Children’s Centre. We have furnished 250 functional Health Centres in 291 political wards of the state and we have given ambulances to the 17 Local Government Councils, we do this bearing in mind that health is very vital”.
The governor further commended Chevron for citing the Chest Clinic at Amachara and assured that it would partner well with them to ensure that the clinic functions well. He however appealed to the company to extend its gesture in the area of education.
In his speech at the ceremony, the Area Manager of Chevron in Port Harcourt, Mr. Joe Sapka said that the company decided to donate the Chest Clinic as its own way of contributing to the health of the people.
Agbami partners, Sakpa explained, have as part of its social responsibility, been adding value to the lives of people and contributing positively to the socio-economic development of Nigeria. He called on Abians to make adequate use of the Chest Clinic for their own good.
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