Zamfara State Government had taken over over the Medical Centre of Ahmadu Bello University for rehabilitation and upgrade.
The government took over the facility better known as Sickbay at a brief ceremony at the medical centre inside the Main Campus, ABU, Samaru, Zaria held Saturday, 25 July, 2026.
The contract for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the medical centre was awarded to Lakeside Ventures Limited.
Dr Dauda Lawal, the Zamfara State governor, approved the project.
This followed a request to the governor by the university through the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed, for intervention to rehabilitate and upgrade the medical facility.
The Vice Chancellor led members of the University Management in receiving the high powered team from Zamfara State Government, who came for the historic occasion.
Governor Lawal’s Special Adviser on Infrastructure and Urban Renewal, Arc. Ibrahim Mohammed Agige, led the high powered delegation from Zamfara for the taking over of the project site.
The Director, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Junaid Lamido, was on the delegation.
The delegation came along with a technical team from Zamfara State Ministry of Works and Transport, comprising Director, Architecture and Building, Engr. Samaila Abdullahi Gurbi and Arc. Anas Maigari.
The contractor for the project, Mohammed Nuraddeen Lugga, was equally present.
Arc. Agige said, “His Excellency, the Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Dauda Lawal, is always ready to intervene on areas like this for the betterment of education in his alma mater.”
He stressed that the project would begin in earnest and assured that a quality work would be executed.
The contractor, Mr Lugga said his company was better equipped to bring good results on ground.
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor stated that what Governor Dauda Lawal was doing for ABU was beyond an alumnus.
The governor, according to the Vice Chancellor, was indeed contributing to the legacy of the premier university.
He recalled that after forwarding the university request for the project, Governor Lawal asked him for more to do for the university.
He said the university could not thank the governor enough for what he had been doing for the institution even before becoming the Executive Governor of Zamfara State.
Prof. Ahmed said the request for the rehabilitation and upgrade of the medical centre was because the facility has the highest enrolment of NHIS members.
