Northern APC Governor Disguises Self, Rides in Tricycle to Inspect Dirty Public Hospital

Northern APC Governor Disguises Self, Rides in Tricycle to Inspect Dirty Public Hospital

  • After receiving troubling reports from the people of his state, Governor Ahmad Aliyu paid a surprise visit to a public hospital
  • The Sokoto governor visited the hospital as part of its commitment to providing good healthcare to the people
  • Abubakar Bawa, the press secretary to the governor, said the governor discovered so many devastating realities from his surprise visit

Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto state, on Monday, June 19, paid a surprise visit to the Sokoto Specialist Hospital to ascertain the quality of services provided by the outfit.

Malam Abubakar Bawa, the press secretary to the governor, confirmed this development through a statement issued in Sokoto, Vanguard reported.

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Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto disguises himself inside Keke for a surprise visit to check out and inspect a public hospital. Photo credit: Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto Fcna, Jaydee @jalaluddini
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Sokoto governor disguises himself, pays surprise visit to government hospital

Bawa disclosed that the governor’s decision to visit the health facility unannounced followed a series of concerns raised by citizens of the state over poor service delivery at the clinic.

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The secretary added that the governor visited the hospital to find out more about other serious concerns, such as dilapidated structures, erratic power supply, dearth of manpower, and lack of functional medical equipment, among others, Premium Times added.

A top management source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the poor state of things at the hospital was due to the inability of past administrations in the state to release the monthly allocations due to the hospital.

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Source: Legit.ng

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