Chevron flags off surgical theatre project in Delta Hospital

Multi National Oil and Gas Major, Chevron Nigeria Limited on Wednesday July 27 flagged off the construction of a Surgical Theatre and Consultation Rooms at Ekpan General Hospital in Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State, Our Senior Correspondent reports.

The project flag off is coming after the company in 2015 commissioned a Women Development Centre it solely funded with the sun of N 75 million in the community.

In an address, the General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Mr. Deji Haastrup, explained that the Project is in-line with the company’s efforts to contribute towards government’s determination “to raise the quality of healthcare delivery in Nigeria”.

According to Mr. Haastrup, the project which includes the provision of a 60KVA Sound Proof Generator was preceded with series of Chevron’s investment in Corporate Social Responsibility to Ekpan Community in programmes such as deworming in selected schools and building of a fully equipped library with computers at Ekpan Primary School.

While thanking “the Delta State Government and EDC for their support in making the Ground Breaking of the project a reality”, the CNL Boss assured that the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture will continue to extend the frontiers of partnership with the Delta State Government and Institutions in the State to support projects as well as programmes in its immediate environment to ensure improvement in the life of the people.

In his speech, Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge appealed to Ekpan Community Youths to avoid habits that will hamper the progress of work in the project and thanked Chevron “for acceding to the request of the Ekpan Development Committee (EDC) and the hospital management by granting approval for the amendment of the project specific agreement to favour the construction of a surgical theatre with consulting rooms”.

L-R: Chief (Barr.) Victor Otomiewo, Ovie of Uvwie Abe 1, Dr. Nicholas Azinge,  Mr. Deji Haastrup & others during the ground breaking ceremony

The Usiavwe of Ekpan, Chief Victor Ewrhujakpor Otomiewo in an address on behalf of Ekpan Community, commended Chevron Nigeria Limited “for not using and/or taking advantage of the crisis and/or unrest in Ekpan Community as an excuse and/or reason to scrap, divert and/or delay the execution and/or take off this laudable project in Ekpan Community”.

Ovie of Uvwie performing the Ground Breaking of the Ekpan General Hospital Surgical Theatre & Consultating Rooms, while Dr. Nicholas Azinge, D.P.O Ekpan Police Station, CSP Chris Sokpara, Area Manager CNL, Warri, Esimaje Brikinns & others look on

Fresh Angle International can report that the Ovie of Uvwie, Abe I and the Zonal Medical Director In-Charge of Ekpan General Hospital, Dr. Ebunu N. E expressed delight at the project flag off and requested for the provision of a Police Post within the Hospital area to maintain law and order.

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