A 200-bed hotel owned by former first lady, Patience Jonathan, will be converted into a COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre.
The hotel, is said to be worth about N2 billion and currently under interim forfeiture by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2018.
The Nation reports that Patience 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.
Aisha had entered into the deal with Patience and the Ministry of Health through her pet project, Future Assured Programme, which will provide water, furniture, bedding, fittings and modern health equipment.
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.
