THE Healthcare facilities in Cross River State comprise significantly of those owned and operated by the Federal Government which are the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH and the Psychiatric Hospital both located in Calabar; and the state government owned secondary and primary healthcare institutions which are spread all over the state.

Are the drivers in the convoy of Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State reckless or fate simply played a cruel joke on the governor to give him negative publicity? Four fatal crashes involving Wada’s convoy in 11 months make this question apt. Death toll from the incidents is five. This is inspite of the sacking of four Kogi Government House drivers on the orders of Governor Wada just so discipline can be instilled. Interestingly, Wada’s convoy is described as a crawling-convoy because of the slow speed of between 60kmph and 80kmph that he has ordered as limit.

Nigeria is indisputably Africa’s biggest producer of oil. At the world rating, it is in the top fifteen. It is also the world’s 4th biggest exporter; exporting 2.1 million barrels each day. This background presupposes a nation that is well sitting on wealth.

Being an agrarian state where most of the people are peasants and live through subsistence means, the people of Yobe have before this administration, been struggling to cope with the high cost of health care services.

ANAMBRA State is lucky that health indices in the state are on the positive side and this is attributable to the determination of the state government to achieve the health aspects of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.