 A bill for an act to provide the legal framework to establish the Federal Medical Center Uli Ihiala, local government of Anambra State, and for related matters. 2023 SB 487 by Senator Ifahi Uba passed second reading on the floor of the Senate. Uba disclosed that the bill was put together in response to the desires of his constituents, women and children, who were in their need of well-equipped healthcare centers. The gap between primary, secondary, and specialist healthcare in Nigeria is widening, Mr. President. There is no need. There is no stimulus transition from one to another due to number of factors. The factors include accessibility to medical facilities, affordability of medical, as well as inadequate medical personnel at primary and secondary healthcare levels. The bill is being read the second time and referred to the Committee on Health to report back within four weeks. Mr. President, when established the center will perform following functions. To maintain and operate the center so as to provide facilities for diagnosis, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services in medical treatment. To support and provide an enabling environment for medical training of personnel as the Board may consider necessary to run an effective and cost-effective medical services to Nigerians and to review and update medical findings and research from time to time. A bill for an act to provide a legal framework to establish the Federal Medical Center only a number of states and for later matters twenty to thirty seconds have been taken. And the bill is referred to the Committee on Health to report back within four weeks.