Senate passes bills to establish teaching hospitals in Kaduna, Benue
The Senate on Wednesday passed two bills seeking to establish teaching hospitals in Kachia, Kaduna and Otukpo, Benue State.
The bills were passed after consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Health, Secondary and Tertiary Education, presented by Abdul Ningi (ADC-Bauchi Central) on behalf of its chairman, Banigo Ipalibo Harry (APC-Rivers West).
The bills passed included the Federal University of Applied Sciences Teaching Hospital, Kachia, Kaduna and the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Otukpo, Benue.
Presenting the reports, Mr Ningi said the committee examined the provisions of both bills, consulted legal drafting experts and scrutinised the proposals clause by clause.
He said the proposed teaching hospitals would help address the shortage of medical personnel and strengthen healthcare delivery in the country.
Mr Ningi explained that the Kaduna bill sought to amend the first schedule of the principal Act to include the Federal University of Applied Sciences Teaching Hospital, Kachia.
He said the Benue bill would similarly amend the first schedule to provide legal backing for the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Otukpo.
The committee recommended that the Senate consider and pass both bills after consideration.
The minority leader, Abba Moro (PDP-Benue South), seconded the motion for consideration of the committee’s report and supported the recommendation for the establishment of the teaching hospitals.
The Senate was subsequently dissolved into the Committee of the Whole and the bills were considered clause by clause.
At the committee of the whole, the lawmakers approved the relevant clauses of both bills as recommended and passed the bills after their considerations.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio commended the Senate Committee on Health, Secondary and Tertiary Education for its contributions to the passage of the bills.
Mr Akpabio said that the legislation would improve healthcare delivery, particularly in the states where the institutions would be established.
(NAN)
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