The Taraba State government has ordered the temporary closure of the State Specialist Hospital, located in Jalingo, the state capital.
The decision, DAILY POST learnt, is aimed at ensuring that the ongoing comprehensive renovation of the facility is successfully completed.
According to an official directive issued by the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, the closure follows the extensive overhaul currently taking place and the environmental and safety hazards associated with the construction work.
The directive, conveyed on the instruction of the state governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, stated that all activities within the hospital are to be suspended to enable contractors and their workers to carry out the renovation unhindered and complete the project within the shortest possible time.
The Chief Medical Director was formally instructed to shut down the hospital temporarily until the renovation work is fully completed.
The statement, signed by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Bordiya Gbansheya Buma, emphasised that compliance with the directive is mandatory and should be carried out without delay.
