Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Worried about the poor state of the health facilities in his state, the governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu has paid unannounced visit to the Sokoto Specialist Hospital with the intention of finding out the quality of services being rendered by it so as to fast track its development.
His Press Secretary, Abubakar Bawa confirmed this to newsmen in the state.
He said that the governor’s decision to visit the health facility unannounced followed the numerous complains by the citizens of the state over poor service delivery.
Bawa listed the conditions that have compelled the governor to visit the hospital without notifying anyone to be dilapidated structure, erratic power supply, shortage of manpower and lack of functional medical equipment, among others,
He said that the governor visited the hospital in a tricycle in order to get first hand information from its workers.
”I was surprised with what I saw during my visit to the hospital which lasted for four hours; it afforded me opportunity to see things for myself.
”Patients and their relatives are subjected to all kinds of hazardous situations owing to dirty environment and lack of functional equipment in the medical facility.
”Patients’ relatives rely solely on alternative sources of power due to erratic electricity supply in the hospital.
”I have directed the managemnet of the hospital to see me for further discussions on how to remedy the situation,” Bawa quoted the governor thus.