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FEC Approves N4.5bn To Police Trust Fund For Vehicle Supply

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the contract of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for the supply of vehicles and insurance cover for other vehicles at a total cost of N4,541,829,704.17.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, to State House correspondents shortly after this week’s council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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The vehicles include Toyota Prado 2021 model, Toyota Camry, and Toyota Landcruisers.

The minister of police affairs, Dingyadi stated that the vehicles will be deployed for tactical operations to achieve “the strategic deployment and vision, in a bid to aid strategic deployment of technical squads to tackle insecurity across the country, as well as strategise for better security networking”.

He said the insurance is intended to cover all the 450 vehicles purchased by the Police Trust Fund between 2020 and 2022.

FEC also approved N592, 271,792.48 for the procurement of Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment for the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.

Ekumankama Joseph, the Minister of State for Health, who spoke alongside his counterpart in the Ministry of Police Affairs revealed that the procurement became necessary because of poor services to patients suffering from ailments requiring thorough diagnosis.

According to Joseph, the minister for health, the teaching hospital has only one 0.2 Tesla MRI equipment, which is now obsolete.

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“So, we have been having challenges of giving the very best of health services to people, patients who come to the hospital for diagnostic services and treatment.

He added, “Today, FEC approved the procurement and supply of one Unit A 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine, and other accessories for the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife in favour of Messrs CG Gasta Company Limited in the sum of N592,271,792.48. This is inclusive of 7.5 per cent VAT with a delivery period of six months.

He added, “Today, FEC approved the procurement and supply of one Unit A 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine, and other accessories for the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife in favour of Messrs CG Gasta Company Limited in the sum of N592,271,792.48. This is inclusive of 7.5 per cent VAT with a delivery period of six months.

“With the procurement of this equipment, it is strongly believed that most patients that usually travel to Lagos or other surrounding environments close to Ile-Ife, to seek better medical services, will now be able to have the comfort and leisure of staying back in Ife to get the medical services they need in terms of diagnosis and treatment at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital.”

Source: Punch

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