Katsina State Government has donated 50 hectares of land to the Federal Ministry of Health for the upgrade of the Daura General Hospital to Federal Medical Centre.

The Secretary to the Government of the State, Alhaji Muntari Lawal, made the disclosure when he received members of the Committee on Facility Assessment for the conversion of General Hospital, Daura to a Federal Medical Centre from the Federal Ministry of Health who paid him a courtesy call.

A statement by the Director of Press at the SGS Office, Abdullahi Yar’dua, made available to the media on Friday, said Alhaji Muntari Lawal directed the Katsina State Ministry of Health to liaise with the Ministry of Lands and Surveys to immediately start the demarcation of the land in Daura as well as the process of issuance of certificate of occupancy to the Federal Ministry of Health.

The SGS reiterated the government’s commitment towards ensuring a smooth and successful upgrade of the general hospital to the status of a federal medical centre.

He added that Governor Aminu Masari – led administration attached priority to some key sectors of which health was one of them because of their impact on the people, especially those at the grassroots.

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