Chima Azubuike 
Bauchi state Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed on Sunday, reiterated his administration’s desire to ensure timely release of counterpart funding for the fulfilment of all the agreements and commitments signed.
The Governor gave the assurance at the commissioning of an upgraded Hospital Sanitation Facility at Specialist Hospital Bauchi executed by the State Government in partnership with WATER IS RIGHT FOUNDATION, a German based organisation.
Governor Bala Mohammed also reassured development partners and other stakeholders in the health sector that, the state government will not relent in its effort of providing safe and habitable environment in hospitals across the state.
According to a press statement by Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Media Muktar Gidado, Mohammed described the upgrading of the sanitation facilities as timely, adding that his administration in collaboration with the foundation, will ensure the extension of the project to cover the remaining facilities at the primary healthcare levels.
” The activities executed in the project are, connecting and repairing water pipes, tanks, connecting and repairing sewer pipes, soak pits, adding necessary drainage for hand washing, repairing or installing missing toilets and sinks as well as tiling and painting interior to create a clean surfaces amongst others,” he said.
According to him, with the commissioning of the sanitation facility at Specialist Hospital Bauchi, two out of the many MoUs and cooperation agreements signed during his official visit to Germany have now been fully executed.
Governor Bala Mohammed said the visit to Germany has attracted numerous German NGOs and investors resulting in the signing of several MoUs in the areas of Agriculture, Solid minerals, renewable energy, waste management, education and health.
The Governor said the interventions will compliment the ongoing efforts of his administration to stimulate economic growth and provide jobs for the teeming numbers of unemployed youth in the state .
He urged the benefiting communities and medical officers in charge of the affected upgraded hospitals to jealously secure and maintain the newly installed facilities.
He said, ” Let me acknowledge the efforts of Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, His Excellency, Yusuf Maitama Tugga who facilitated my working visit to Germany in March 2020.”
Mohammed added that the state government has already set up machinery in motion for the implementation of the resolutions of the just concluded Bauchi State Health Summit which would result in the comprehensive upgrading and re-equipping all hospitals and clinics throughout the state.
On her part, the Coordinator of the NGO, Mrs Nancy Musa assured Governor Bala Mohammed of continued partnership with his administration for the welfare and wellbeing of the citizens of the state.
Speaking earlier, the Medical Director of Specialist Hospital Bauchi, Dr Ya’u Hamid said the project has come at a good time when the hospital is in need of rehabilitation of all its sanitation facilities.
