Jonathan Commissions N3bn Turkish Hospital

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday opened a N3.23 billion Nizamaye hospital in Abuja.

Speaking at the event, President Jonathan noted that the commissioning of the hospital represented an important landmark in the existing cordial relationship between Nigeria and Turkey. He expressed delight at growth of the relationship into several facets of Nigeria’s national economy, including the education and health sectors.

He then called on private investors within and outside the country to take advantage of the investment-friendly policies of the Federal Government to invest in the health care delivery sector of the country.

In his address, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Mustafa Pulat said that the construction of the 80-bed, world class hospital was another token of his country’s interest and determination to come to Nigeria in the best way possible.

Nigeria and Turkey have maintained bilateral relations in business since the Nigerian-Turkish group began its gradual creep in 1998 into the Nigerian education system. The Nigerian-Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) now runs 16 schools, including Nile University launched in Abuja four years ago.