Atiku commissions 300-bed hospital in Ekiti

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday inaugurated the 300-bed Oba Adejugbe General Hospital, Ado Ekiti, built by the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration, saying the governor’s feat is an indication that Nigeria needs devolution of power to the states in order for state governments to perform optimally.

The former vice president, who described Mr. Fayemi’s performance as extraordinary, said it was high time the Federal Government stopped getting involved in some sectors of the economy because they are better handled by state governments which are closer to the people than the federal government.

Atiku added that most of the developmental projects he had commissioned in recent time in some states were initiated and completed by state governments.
He expressed amazement at the physical infrastructure which Governor Fayemi put in place in Ekiti State, noting that only an extraordinary and intellectual leader could do such.
“I think his (Fayemi’s) performance is extraordinary. Early this year I was here and when I came here, this very edifice was not available and driving round the city is also amazing because there are quite a number of infrastructural facilities that have come up. So I think it is an extraordinary performance,” he said.
The APC presidential aspirant stressed that the Federal Government had too much power and that when some of the power it wields are devolved to state governments, the Presidency would be less attractive to people who do not have well thought out plans for the country