7 weeks after Arewa Trust story, PHC Sabon Layi still not commissioned

Seven weeks after residents of Sabon Layi community in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State appealed to the authorities to commission their Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) completed about two years ago, Arewa Trust Weekly reports that the authorities are yet to do so. Our reporter, who visited the clinic, observed that it was still […]

Seven weeks after residents of Sabon Layi community in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State appealed to the authorities to commission their Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) completed about two years ago, Arewa Trust Weekly reports that the authorities are yet to do so.

Our reporter, who visited the clinic, observed that it was still locked, seven weeks after promises made by the then Sole Administrator of the council, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, to commission the facility within a week of the report.

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Arewa Trust Weekly had reported on November 18, 2020, that two years after its completion and handing over to the local government authorities for commissioning and staffing, the PHC was still lying fallow.

The Ward Head of the area, Alhaji Mansur Mai’unguwa, said before the construction of the PHC  there was no medical facility in the area, adding that villagers had to travel to Kurfi town or other neighbouring communities for their health needs.

“Bringing this project, therefore, brought sigh of relief to our people considering the fact that we don’t have to travel to have our health concerns attended to, but that was only to be dashed as the place has remained locked,” he said.

When contacted, the Sole Administrator, Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar, said the policy of bringing primary healthcare under one roof (PHCUOR) in the state was what delayed the commissioning.

Abubakar, who resigned from the post last week, said he had done his best to ensure that missing items in the clinic were provided for the take-off.