Upgrading FMC Owerri To FUTH, SkillupImo Will Strengthen Employment, Development – APC S’East Natl Vice Chair

By Eleugu Mgbemgasa… 

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APC South East National Vice Chairman, Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu, says upgrading of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri to Federal University Teaching Hospital (FUTH) Owerri is a landmark achievement by the APC led government, a feat he said is historic and will edify the society to the good and benefit of all persons.

Arodiogbu posited that the feat will not only create jobs for the people of Imo State and South East in general, but will make health delivery easily accessible and fairly affordable to all class of people.

Speaking to journalists in Owerri, last week, Arodiogbu stated that Governor Hope Uzodimma has really proved that he is a visionary leader and a charismatic politician who he praised for attracting the Federal University Teaching Hospital to the state.

The APC South East National Vice Chairman harped that the APC led government is committed to develop Imo State via the provision of infrastructures such as quality road construction and rehabilitation, supply of portable water, healthcare delivery, quality education agricultural revolution, commerce, industry and tourism.

The Medical Doctor and Visiting Professor of Public Health, Expert and Consultant in Health Systems Development and Finance, Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu, holds that “this giant stride by the God-given Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has various empirical support to the health sector in Imo State and Nigeria in general”.

The pragmatic politician who also eulogized the Governor for flagging off SkillUpImo Project Cohort2 at Dan Anyiam Stadium Owerri on Thursday, affirmed that the Digital Skill Training of 15,000 youths in different technology is germane and will make the beneficiaries employable, wealth creators and employers of labour, saying the youth will be encouraged with laptop computers, phones and other tools to start off their trade, stressing that partners like Zynos Computers are readily available to employ some of the beneficiaries.

Hence he called on the youth to take their study seriously in order to achieve their set objectives in becoming responsible to themselves, families and Imo State entirely.