El-Rufai closes Govt House clinic, sends staff to public hospitals.

In a surprise move that is bound to set tongues wagging, Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has shut down the state house clinic and redeployed its staff to public hospitals.

While the drugs and equipment in the clinic were moved to  Yusuf Dansotho Hospital, Tudun Wada, Kaduna, l Government House personnel were directed to be using the Dansotho Hospital for their medical needs.

The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan said in a statement that the move is intended to strengthen the healthcare system in the state by moving medical personnel, drugs and equipment to public hospitals where they are most needed.

“There are not yet enough doctors in the public health system in Kaduna State, therefore it is not prudent to assign doctors, nurses and other medical staff to serve Government House alone. It is clearly more beneficial to the wider society if the services of these medical personnel were made available to the public in a general hospital.

” In addition, it is better that everyone working in the Government House uses the same health facilities as the general public.”