By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja
The Presidency on Thursday said that the budgetary provision for the State House Clinic does not provide for “hangers-on”, hence, it will scale down the number of persons authorised to access medical attention at the facility.
Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijani Umar, who stated this at the two-day Service Improvement Plan Workshop in Abuja, noted that the Clinic was established to provide healthcare services to the President and Vice President, as well as their families and members of staff working in the Presidential Villa.
He said the authorities were determined to eliminate the “hangers-on” and extend services to only those who are officially entitled to access the health care facility.
According to him, a lot of water had passed under the bridge since last year which has warranted the renewed zeal after a meeting of stakeholders to bring back the clinic to it’s the original status of efficient service to those who are…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
