Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that healthcare remains central to his administration’s development agenda, stating that investments in the sector are aimed at restoring confidence in public health institutions and saving lives, particularly those of mothers and newborns.
Governor Otti stated this at the commissioning of the remodeled, digitally equipped 80-bed Obingwa General Hospital, Mgboko, the headquarters of Obingwa Local Government Area.
He renamed it Chima Ubani General Hospital in honour of the late illustrious son of Obingwa Local Government Area and renowned human rights activist.
The governor said that the new facility would expand access to quality medical services for hundreds of thousands of residents in Obingwa and neighbouring communities, stressing that its strategic location would also serve people from Aba, Osisioma and other adjoining areas.