The Cross River State
Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has charged the Nigerian Navy to ensure that the Naval Referral Hospital in Calabar, which construction began about 35 years ago is completed and put to use within the life time of the present administration.
Imoke gave the charge when the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral O.C. Medani, paid him a courtesy visit in Calabar.
He lauded the commitment and zeal demonstrated by the organisation towards the completion of the project, saying that he was excited over the project because it was in line with his vision of making healthcare delivery readily available to the citizenry, especially the less privileged.
The governor, who underscored the significance and contribution of the facility to improved healthcare delivery in the state when completed, promised to collaborate with the Navy to ensure that the hospital project takes off successfully.
Imoke congratulated the FOC whom he described as a home boy, having served in the command before his elevation.
Earlier in his remarks, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral O. C. Medani, lauded the giant strides recorded by the Imoke-led administration and promised to consolidate on the successes recorded by his predecessor.
L-R: Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Delta State, Mr Charles Ajuyah, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Victor Ochei and Clerk of the Assembly, Lyna Ochulor, at the signing of the N451billion 2014 Delta Budget into Law in Asaba last Monday. Photo: NAN
