Kebbi Govt Approves N4.05 Billion To Rehabilitate Seven General Hospitals

The Kebbi State Executive Council has approved N4.05 billion for the rehabilitation of seven general hospitals across the state as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery.

State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Junaidu Marshall, announced the approval after the council’s meeting presided over by Governor Nasir Idris in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday.

Marshall listed the benefiting hospitals as Kambaza, Suru, Kamba, Dirin-Daji, Kangiwa, Koko, and Yauri. He added that Argungu General Hospital had already been rehabilitated and equipped with modern facilities.

He noted that several other hospitals — including those in Zaga, Zuru, Bunza, Gulma, Bena, Jega, Shanga, and Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi — had either been completed or were undergoing rehabilitation.

According to him, the latest approval brings the total number of rehabilitated general hospitals under Governor Idris’s administration to 16, with plans to upgrade all 30 hospitals before the end of his tenure.

The commissioner said the council also approved N570 million for the Kebbi Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KECHEMA) to register 45,000 vulnerable persons under the State Social Register, ensuring affordable healthcare for the poor.

Marshall added that under the World Bank IMPACT project, the state had provided counterpart funding for 73 primary healthcare centres, while another 42 centres would be rehabilitated to meet national standards.

He reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to ensuring quality and accessible healthcare services across Kebbi State.