PHOTOS: Former Governors, Senators, Military Generals, and Others Back Binani’s MAUTH, NDH Bills
theGazetteNGRDermatology Hospital in Garkida will impact some people’s demand for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre in Hong in opposition to Binani’s bill for FMC Mubi.
claims that Binani’s supported bills will be opposed by a politically
motivated, but undefined party of Adamawa indigenes, men of conscience,
former legislators, governors, and Adamawa people in diaspora have
joined the common call to bring the establishment bills to life.
Senator
Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani of Adamawa Central has introduced three
health-related bills, which she described as ‘for the improvement of the Healthcare sector of our people’.
- Teaching Hospital for Modibbo Adama University, Yola and related matters.
- National Dermatology Hospital, Garkida (Establishment Bill).
- Federal Medical Centres (Establishment Bill).
Prof Abubakar Alhaji Bakari, Chief Consultant General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, UMTH, and Prof Auwal Muhammad Abubakar, Medical Director, FMC Yola, were present for further confirmation and clarification, if necessary, on the establishment of a Teaching Hospital for Modibbo Adama University, MAUTH Yola and related matters.
And that, rather than making a National Dermatology Hospital in Garkida, a Dermatology Centre should have been built in the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital.
replied that there was nothing wrong with the legislative process on the
bill, which would ultimately be submitted for presidential assent, but
that there were a flood of responses from post-public hearing comments.
“Nigeria,
a country of over 200 million people does not have a tertiary Health
Hospital dedicated to dermatological issues and training.“Garkida provides a good foundation for such, given its antecedents, recognition and contribution in the field of dermatologyâ€.
Hospital in Garkida would also imply the establishment of at least one
in each of the country’s geographical zones, which would be a
significant achievement.
Since both Garkida and Hong are in the
state’s central senatorial district, citizens outside the public hearing
insinuated that building a Dermatology Hospital in Garkida will impact
some people’s demand for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre
in Hong in opposition to Binani’s bill for FMC Mubi.
effort to prevent the establishment of a National Dermatology Hospital
in Garkida would harm the political reputation of those perceived as
opposing the move by the electorates in both the central and northern
senatorial districts.
Paul Tarfa (rtd), Chairman of the North East Development Commission,
represented the Garkida community at the public hearing to
“present
the role of the Garkida Community on the achievements and importance of
the Garkida Dermatology Hospital,†alongside His Excellency, former
Adamawa State Governor Boni Haruna, a visionary leader who stood firm to
reclaim the state specialist hospital.
odds, bravely and victoriously founded Adamawa State University, ADSU
Mubi; the first in the northern part of the country and regarded as one
of the best in the country.
Boni’s ambition is to create the
university’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine, among other
faculties, before any state university can.
General Hospital Mubi would have been transformed into a teaching hospital if ADSU had a Medical College.
“this
is why I have paid repute to my sister, our Amazon, Senator Aishatu
Binani for being the foster mother of the child we gave birth to in
1999.†Boni said of Binani’s bill.
“If that place was not gotten as
Federal Medical Center as far back as that time, I don’t think that it
would have been easy to build on transforming this FMC to a Teaching
Hospitalâ€.
is a name given to a community The Diaspora has made and continues to
make a significant contribution to the establishment of the National
Dermatology Hospital in Garkida.
“I would like us to appreciate
the efforts of Dr. John Garnvwa (London, UK) and Dr. Samson Kefas
(Ottawa, Canada) who tirelessly solicited for international support and
recommendation from University of Oxford, UK, Ottawa Canada and LEPRA in
support of the bill for establishing the National Dermatology Centre in
Garkida.“We thank you so much for your effortsâ€.
Muhammadu Unary Jibrilla Bindow, a former governor of Adamawa state,
has steadfastly endorsed Binani’s bills and lauded her strategic
legislative thought, saying,
‘I have not regretted by all standard, for supporting you to represent the people of Adamawa Central’.
Other notables who spoke out in favor of the incredible amazon Binani and the bills at the public hearing included:
2019 ADC gubernatorial candidate who represents Adamawa central
senatorial district in the 8th National Assembly. Among the bills
supported by Sen. Nyako was the creation of a medical college at MAUTECH
and the upgrading of FMC Yola to a teaching hospital.
Sen. Binta Masi Garba is a senator in the 8th National Assembly who represents Adamawa’s northern senatorial district.
Senator Ahmed Hassan Barata is a member of the 7th National Assembly who represents Adamawa’s northern senatorial district.
This
explains why it wasn’t about Binani, but about collective
accountability, political sensibility, and effective leadership;
administration and representation; and a kind of Adamawa that speaks for
the state and region.
The following is the complete text of Sen Binani’s public hearing speech:
It is my singular privilege
and honour to welcome you to this very important public hearing on
three related bills on Health, which I sponsored for the improvement of
the healthcare sector of our people i.e:
i. Teaching Hospital for Modibbo Adama University, Yola and related matters.
ii. National Dermatology Hospital, Garkida (Establishment Bill).
iii. Federal Medical Centres (Establishment Bill).
All
the three related bills slated for public hearing this morning are very
important for the improvement of the healthcare sector of our people,
not only in Adamawa and neighbouring states of Taraba and Gombe but will
impact positively in all states of the North-East geo-political zone of
almost 30 million people.
So any move or proactive measure towards this direction needs our collective support and buy-in.
The first bill Mr. President, Chairman, is the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola.
The
bill Sirs, is straight forward as it provides the essential component
for the Medical programmes, which the University would hopefully
commence from 2021/2022 academic session, which has already been
assented by His Excellency Mr. President.
confirmation of this from the Representative of the University
Vice-Chancellor in the person of Prof Abubakar Alhaji Bakari, Chief
Consultant General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, UMTH and the
Medical Director of FMC, Yola Prof Auwal Muhammad Abubakar, who are both
physically present here today.
The second bill your Excellency, is the National Dermatology Hospital, Garkida.
It
may be of interest to you Sirs, distinguished guests, as you would soon
hear from our senior Elder Statesman Major-General (Dr) Paul Tarfa
(rtd), Chairman North East Development Commission, who is here to
present to us the position of Garkida Community on the contributions and
significance of the Garkida Dermatology Centre.
assumed international fame and recognition; a hospital that at one time
or the other trained the likes of Professor Adeoye of the University
College Hospital Ibadan, who had his Horsemanship in the Hospital in
1968.
Other well-known names associated with Garkida Hospital
were the likes of Professor Adeoye Lambo and Prof. Olukuye Ransome Kuti –
two world renown Medical Practitioners at the level of world Health
Organisation (W.H.O) and the latter as our country’s Minister of Health
at one time.
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, the former
Governor of Adamawa State would also give us further insight into the
significance of this Hospital.
Suffices to say that presently,
Nigeria, a country of over 200 million people does not have a tertiary
Health Hospital dedicated to dermatological issues and training, hence
my motivation to table such a bill.Garkida provides a good foundation for such given its antecedents, recognition and contribution in the field of dermatology.
It
is for these and many more that I urge us all here to support the bill
and recommend to the Senate a speedy passage of the bill.The third and last in the bills slated for your scrutiny this morning is the Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) bill.
Mr.
President, Chairman Senate Committee on Health, distinguished guests,
our bill on the Federal Medical Centres, is again a straight forward
bill, which seeks to provide legal framework (backing) for the existence
of the Hospitals across the country.All the Federal Medical Centres in the country are presently operating without any enabling law.
No
doubt about it, the hospitals are providing the much-needed tertiary
healthcare services in the country and were established by successive
governments to perform such.
Exigencies of time, at the point of establishment overtook the need for enabling laws to be enacted at that time.
Nevertheless, it is better late than NOT, hence my tabling a bill to provide the legal framework.We
must work within, the law. All the hospitals are doing a commendable
job to the nation but we need to support them and ensure they are
properly guided by the Law. I so urge us to.
In conclusion, your
Excellency, Mr. President, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, very
respected and distinguished guests, I thank you immensely for finding
time to be with us at this forum of public hearing. Without your
support, it would have been difficult for us to promulgate laws for the
good of our country and for good governance.Thank you and God bless.
Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani),
Adamawa Central.
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