Orders Immediate Renovation
Rewards Staff For Working Under Poor Condition
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, was shocked by the lack of electricity and other amenities at the General Hospital in Gwoza town.
The governor paid a surprise visit to the hospital at midnight on Saturday to assess the functionality of the hospital during his one-day working visit to the town which is the headquarter of Gwoza Local Government Area in southern Borno.
Governor Zulum expressed his disappointed at the situation.
“It is unacceptable that a critical healthcare facility like this Gwoza General Hospital is deprived of basic amenities such as electricity.
“This situation compromises the quality of care provided to patients and hampers the efforts of our dedicated healthcare professionals.
“We are not here to trade blame, we are here to find solutions. Nobody brought to my knowledge the deplorable conditions of this place”, Zulum said in anger.
He added, “I will neither exonerate myself nor the local government authority.
“We have failed to provide what is needed. However, I want to assure you that insha’Allah, we will fix this. We will make the working environment here better than it is now.”
As part of measures to change the situation he saw, Governor Zulum ordered the immediate rehabilitation of the facility.
The Governor, however, was impressed with medical staffs who, despite the poor situation of the General Hospital, were on ground to provide services.
Zulum announced reward for all the staff for being dedicated in the face of challenges.