The construction of a 14-bed presidential clinic at the State House, Abuja, has been estimated to gulp N21 billion out of the N40 billion budget being proposed for the State House in the 2022 Appropriation Bill.
Permanent Secretary, State House, Umar Tijjani, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the clinic which would cost N21 billion has been awarded to a construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, while the ground breaking ceremony has been slated for next Monday, November 1, 2021.
The Permanent Secretary, who spoke during a budget defence with the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, stated that the idea for the construction of the Clinic was conceived in 2012 during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Tijjani, in his presentation, said N21 billion budgeted for the 14-bed Clinic was meant for both physical infrastructure and grade A medical equipment.
According to him, “Julius Berger Nigeria will construct the VIP clinic and the physical construction will start on November 1, 2021 and the Commissioning will be done on December 31, 2022.”