14-bed Presidential Clinic To Cost N21bn, Tijani Tells Senate Committee
President Buhari has approved the construction and equipping of a 14-bed space Presidential Clinic at a cost of N21 billion.
The Permanent Secretary State House, Mr. Umar Tijjani disclosed this to members of the Senate Committee on Federal Character while presenting a N40 billion budget proposal for the statehouse.
He explained that the Presidential Clinic was conceived in 2012 during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and will be open to people from other African countries for medical treatment.
According to him, “Julius Berger Nigeria (JBN) will construct the VIP clinic and the physical construction will start on November 1, 2021 and the commissioning will be done on December 31, 2022.”
He added that the clinic will contain 14-bed facilities with a total area of 2,700 square meters with underground facilities, first floor, two number operating theatres, two number executive suites, two VIP, two isolation and one number of six-bed isolation area in the building.
The clinic will have a laboratory, healing garden, pharmacy, and x-ray facility, as well as an operating theatre, executive suite, and isolation areas.
He further said most of the preliminary work has been concluded and a Certificate of No Objection has been sought from the Bureau of Public Procurement.
