- The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, inaugurated a 100-Bed Mother and Child Centre built by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals
- The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, assured that Nigeria would achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and emphasized the need to integrate the SDGs into national and sub-national development policies and plans
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has inaugurated a multipurpose hospital in the state. The 100-bed Mother and Child Centre, situated in Ugwunabo, Abia State, was built by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs).
During the inauguration, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, assured that Nigeria would achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Governor Otti commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for establishing the project in Abia State. He promised to use the facility judiciously, highlighting that the state is planning to establish a medical village to reduce the need for residents to travel abroad for medical issues.
He praised Orelope-Adefulire for her tireless efforts in achieving the SDGs and pledged the support of the people of Abia for the SDGs’ office and President Tinubu.
Princess Orelope-Adefulire, in her statement, thanked President Tinubu for his leadership and commitment to working closely with sub-national governments to deliver key interventions and fast-track the achievement of the SDGs in Nigeria.
According to her, the SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, safeguard the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. She emphasized that the SDGs cannot be achieved with standalone policies and programmes but must be integrated into medium—and long-term national and subnational development policies and plans.
“It is in recognition that we are supporting the 36 states and the FCT on SDG-Based Development Planning,” she noted.
“In line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, we prioritise key interventions with multiplier effects on multi-dimensional poverty, such as basic healthcare, vocational skills development, and education provisioning. With the COVID-19 pandemic challenging our healthcare system, strategic interventions such as the Mother and Child Centre have become imperative,” she added.
