Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that his administration is committed to establishing the first General Hospital in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, as part of a broader effort to address health needs.
FCT minister and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike hails from Obio/Akpor Local Government.
Governor Fubara highlighted health care as one of his administration’s top priorities and noted the lack of a general hospital in the area.
He pledged that the new facility will be completed within the next eight months to provide essential services to the community.
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Additionally, the Governor promised to deliver a state-of-the-art Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital to replace the existing facility, aimed at better addressing mental health challenges.
Governor Fubara made these commitments while inspecting project sites at the old Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Rumuigbo Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, accompanied by Senator John Azuta Mbata, Chairman of Monier Construction Company, and Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Barrister Elloka Tasie-Amadi.
Governor Fubara said: “We are doing two projects here: first is the model Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, and the second one is a new General Hospital.
“This General Hospital is taken care of, in fact, I can say that in Obio/Akpor as a Local Government Area, there is no General Hospital. So, we are building a standard General Hospital for residents of Obio/Akpor LGA here.
“These are what we have come to see, and I can tell you that I am impressed with what is happening here. It is not up to one month that this job was awarded, and you can see the extent of work that is going on.
“I am very optimistic that as part of our promise to our people, healthcare as one of the priority things (areas), we are going to deliver this project in the next eight months.”
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Governor Fubara recalled that several months ago, he visited the site to review an ongoing project aimed at expanding the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital.
During that visit, he determined that the facility was below standard and required an urgent upgrade to align with contemporary standards in the mental health sector.
He emphasised: “You know this place as our old Psychiatric Hospital. We decided to build a Modern Psychiatric Hospital, knowing fully well that mental illness is a major problem that we have today in the society.
“So, the facility we are putting on ground here is a world-class facility that would take care of these challenges,” adding that the facility will effectively manage issues relating to neurotic and psychotic influences in the society.
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