Jigawa Assembly Probes Kiyawa General Hospital

By Mohammed Abubakar Dutse

The Jigawa State House of Assembly has mandated its Committee on Health to investigate the general rehabilitation and equipment of General Hospital in Kiyawa local government of the state.

The Committee Chairman, Usman Abdullahi Tura, who confirmed the development during an interaction ith reporters in Dutse, said the decision was a follow up to the public reaction of the people of the community to the rehabilitation, which they alleged was of sub-standard quality.

According to him, the committee has been mandated to visit and carry out investigation into the award of contract, how it was awarded, the execution of the contract and to find out what went wrong and the real issues that are involved in the General Hospital Kiyawa crisis.

He added that the problem started when the state governor alongside the Speaker of the Assembly Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin paid a visit to the hospital during the recently organised citizens’ engagement forum where residents of the community have refused to utilize the facilities at the hospital.

Tura, who represents Guri State Constituency in the Assembly confirmed that during the visit by the high level government officials, there were some noticeable defects on the structure.

“This is a sad development but as a committee constitutionallly saddled with the mandate, we intend to go and find out the critical issues involved and resolve the matter amicably without rancour within the four week time frame given to us by the House.

“We have already visited the hospital the Kiyawa General Hospital, it now remains for us to invite the contractors to furnish us with what truly happened. We have noticed some defects during our last oversights visit to the hospital.

“We added him, at least to come and look analyse some defects and if possible, amend them, but unfortunately, along the line he could not be able to do so until now. So this the time we’re asked to visit the hospital and see what went wrong that the entire community is not enjoying the facilities provided by the general hospital.”

The lawmaker confirmed that the whole grievances came from the community entirely and address the situation and find out why the community is not enjoying the facilities at are supposed to installed at the hospital.”

He enjoined the community to feel free and approach the committee during its sitting to formally present their ok observations and complaints to the committee.

“Therefore, we informed them that the situation is under control and we’re determined to address their complaints and find out a lasting solution to their grievances,” he declared.