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COVID-19: Patience Jonathan’s N2bn Worth Abuja Hotel to Become Isolation Center

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COVID-19: Patience Jonathan’s N2bn Worth Abuja Hotel to Become Isolation Center

COVID-19: Patience Jonathan’s N2bn Worth Abuja Hotel to Become Isolation Center
April 13
15:34 2020

The 200 – bed exquisite Abuja hotel of Former First Lady Patience Jonathan has been released to the government to be used as COVID-19 Isolation and treatment centre.

This is coming after the ex-First Lady struck a deal with the present government.

The Abuja hotel, which is believed to be worth about N2 billion, is under interim forfeiture secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the court on April 30, 2018.

The former First Lady, it was learnt, struck the deal with First Lady Aisha Buhari, which led to her release of the hotel, under litigation, for use by the government at the critical time.

The First Lady, through her pet project, the Future Assured Programme, entered into separate agreements with Mrs. Jonathan and the Ministry of Health to convert the hotel into a COVID-19 treatment centre.
Mrs. Buhari made an offer to the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, to equip it as a treatment centre to international standards.

Although the hotel will be formally handed over to the Minister of Health on Monday, it will be managed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) COVID-19 committee.

The Future Assured Programme is providing facilities like water, furniture, beddings, fittings and modern health equipment used to manage COVID-19 cases.

It was gathered that the “deal” between the First Lady and her predecessor was struck at a recent meeting by the duo at the Presidential Villa.

A source quoted Mrs. Jonathan as saying: “This is the time we must all come together, irrespective of political differences, to assist this nation to fight the pandemic. It is time to shun politics. “I will do everything to help this great country that has also given me the opportunity to serve.” Investigation revealed that the First Lady decided to collaborate with Mrs. Jonathan to avoid the Future Assured Programme running into any legal crisis

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