Olu Samuel, Lokoja

The Deputy Governor candidate of African Democratic Congress in the fourth coming election in kogi State Dr Omede Idris has reiterated the commitment of his party to revamp the primary health care elected in the November 11 Governoship election in the state.

He stated this at the Palace of ACHADU Attah on Monday while on Royal blessing to the reverd father Ali Atama at Idah.

According to Dr. Idris Omede, “the health sector would receive the attention of our administration when we assumed leadership in the state.

“The primary health care we would be running through the various communities’ health centres would be devoid of unnecessary bottlenecks such that the officers would be from the immediate communities.” He said.

The Deputy Governor candidate added that the team would review all the structural requirements and revamp the moribund ones by equipping the local health centres and staffing them with qualified and experienced medical professionals especially those in the rural areas for effective results.

Dr Idris noted that kogi State was one of the lucky states that was captured by the World Bank for collaboration in the past but wondered what the neglect the health sector has suffered in the past 7 years.

“Virtually all the health facilities are left in the state of decay and moribund, the first class equipments were left in shambles with none in good state to serve the purpose that it was installed”.

According to the medical practitioner turned politician, you can only get the best from the workers when the facilities are in good condition and the staff were rewarded through prompt payments of renumeration.

He further reiterated the commitment of the administration to prompt payment of counterparts funds to draw down the facilities from donor agencies.

“Our team shall provide purposeful leadership to all the health care needs in the state. Just as we shall give priority to primary health care, so would the secondary health department receive our full attention”. He noted

Dr. Idris Omede said that apart from those two critical sectors, “we will embark on periodic communities’ free health check as was the practice during my days as commissioner of health in the state.

The health of our people should not be hamstrung bcuz of the delay in meeting the other needs of the government. Every one person deserves a top-notch attention irrespective of age or class. Restoring the lost glory of the health sector without lowering the standards of other services to our people, especially in the rural areas”, he said.

Responding the ACHADU Attah, Ali Atama eulogies the team of the duo of Elder Leke Abejede and Dr Omede Idris as a team the state required at this critical point in the life of our people and the state.

He, however, enjoined them to focus more on issues based campaigns devoid of unnecessary sentiments and other derogatory sentiments.

He called on the candidates to give priority to the public needs rather than embarking on white elephant projects that have no bearing to the needs of the people, especially in the rural communities. He prayed for their success in the fourth coming poll.