Niger State commissioner of Health and Hospital Services, Dr Mustapha Jibril, has stated that Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has approved N70million for free surgeries for people with  ailments such as goiter, cleft and pile in  the state.

The commissioner stated this at the weekend in Minna saying that the surgeries will take place in all the 25 local government areas in the state, in partnership with, Graceland, a non-governmental organisation.

According to him the  objectives of the free surgery is to reduce the burden of diseases that are hindering the performance and production capacity of the people  invariably affecting their socio-economic life.

The commissioner also stated that  the government will complete viable and people-oriented projects that were  initiated  by the previous administration in the state with a view to boost health care delivery in the state.

Consequently he stated that the Niger State governor  has directed the immediate completion of the Maternal/Neo-natal wing of the Minna General Hospital and the Kutigi General Hospital.

He disclosed that N96million has been approved for the Maternal and Neonatal Hospital and the hospital section is  to begin operation by the next few weeks saying that N50million would be used to settle money  owed sub-contractors and the remaining N46million would be used for the procurement of critical equipment as well as provision of other utilities such as water and electricity.

Similarly the commissioner stated that N38million has been released for the completion of Kutigi General Hospital abandoned after expending  N170million on it  by previous governments.