Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said his administration has concluded plans to improve the state’s health sector.
Speaking at the 4th Quarterly Town Hall Meeting held at the Muslim Community Praying Ground in Badagry, Ambode revealed that the sum of N10bn has been reserved to upgrade the health facilities across the State.
He added said that the government would also invest massively in capacity building of the medical staff, to provide world class health care for the citizenry. He said, “We have commenced a comprehensive action to rehabilitate and upgrade the facilities in all our hospitals. Modern equipment will be procured to facilitate treatment and we will invest in capacity building of our medical staff. “
“We will recruit and train medical professionals in areas of rare specialization and special needs,”
The Governor also pledged to establish a Technical and Vocational School in Badagry before September 2016.
According to the Governor, “All our Primary and Secondary schools will be upgraded to create conducive learning environment for students and teachers. Another N10bn has been earmarked for this facelift of our Secondary and Primary schools across the State.”