Probe continuous power cut in UCH – Ibadan residents urge federal government to act
Indigenes of Ibadan, under the auspices of Legacy Stars of Ibadan, (LSI) have appealed to the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate to probe the current and the previous management of the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan.
LSI noted that this was necessary to address and find lasting solutions to the incessant power outage in the teaching hospital.
The club said this in a press statement issued at the end of its monthly meeting held on Sunday in Ibadan.
The statement was made available to Newsmen on Monday.
Newsmen recalls that UCH has in the last few months been experiencing power outage over debt owed the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).
LSI in a statement signed by its President, Mogaji Saheed Oyewale and the Secretary, Barrister Kazeem Oladepo called on the federal government to probe the current and previous management of the hospital over the incessant power outage.
“The monthly meeting of LSI was held on Sunday, 1st December, 2024. Various issues affecting Ibadan, Oyo State and Nigeria in general were discussed and deliberated upon.
“One of the issues discussed and deliberated upon is the issue of incessant power outage at UCH and this was deliberated by members present.
“We observed at the meeting that UCH has been having power outages in the last few months. The power supply was cut off in March this year.
“It was resolved when some individuals intervened. Recently, the power supply was cut off due to electricity debt. When there is no light, major things that should be done will not be done. The hospital is facing a lot of challenges and we don’t want this to continue.
“Many people who were supposed to get medical attention in the hospital could not be attended to and this will have negative consequences on the health outcome of the people in general.
“We observed that this is an embarrassment. We want the federal government under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Health and Social Welfare to beam their searchlights and probe the current management and the previous ones.
“We have heard a lot of challenges facing the hospital. UCH as a tertiary health institution should not be in this sorry condition. The federal government should do something,” the group stated
