Kaduna defends foreign medical trip for 3 officials
Submitted on 23/01/2008

From SA on ICT Office

The Kaduna state government has said that the approval of foreign treatments for three officials is not a waste of resources.

The deputy governor, Mr Patrick Yakowa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Waje Yayok, and the Speaker of Kaduna state House of Assembly, Malam Abdullahi Adamu, travelled abroad for medical treatment.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Alhaji Umar Sani, told newsmen in Kaduna that the cost of the treatments was provided in the budget.

Sani said the government had a responsibility to sponsor the the cost of treatment of the officials anywhere in the world.

``Since they work for the government a lot, it is expected that if they are sick, adequate treatment should be given to them, even as compensation, so that they will recover and serve the state well," he said.

Sani said there was no cause for worry over the conditions of the officials, saying the SSG returned at the weekend, while the Deputy Governor would return yesterday while the Speaker next week.

Governor Arch Mohammed Namadi Sambo is a true democrat, whose approach to problems is always humane and conciliatory he is a man of peace who patiently looked to the future with courage and hope. His commitment in the direction of transforming the state into a relatively better integrated and functional polity is continuing  with a mission  to create a stable  and cohesive polity capable of securing effectively the interests of the various communities and giving them the opportunity to develop and live in peace  with one another.

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