Cross River North Bye Elections: Lukpata To Ensure Efficient Healthcare Services At All Times If Elected.

 Cross River North Bye Elections: Lukpata To Ensure Efficient Healthcare Services At All Times If Elected.

By Eriacy Confidence
Coneri Magazine

One of the leading aspirants for Cross River North senatorial elections under the platform of the People's Democratic Party, Rt Hon. Barr Ogana Lukpata has promised to make health a top priority in his administration if elected senator.

Barr Lukpata said who said his aspiration includes ensuring people have access to efficient healthcare services at all time, lamented the near absence of tertiary health care facilities in the entire Northern senatorial district and pleaded to carry out a campaign, employing appropriate legislative processes, for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre (FMC) or a tertiary level specialist hospital in Ogoja.

Below is the full text.
"My aspiration includes ensuring that our people have access to efficient healthcare services. At present, there is noticeable absence of tertiary health care facilities in the entire Senatorial District . Consequently, our people travel between six (6) and seven(7) hours to access specialised health services in Calabar or make hazardous journeys to Benue, Ebonyi, Enugu and other places to receive specialist medical attention. The sad result is preventable deaths of our invaluable citizens. Accordingly,
(a) I shall carry out a campaign, employing appropriate legislative processes, for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre (FMC) or a tertiary level specialist hospital in Ogoja.
(b) I will galvanise the Federal government and international donor support for the State government health management systems. In this way, primary health delivery services will be enhanced and made more functional through adequate staffing and drug availability at affordable rates.