The ill-health of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has been voiced by Oba Rasidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The traditional leader, who has experience as governor of Oyo State, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the federal government to restore the hospital immediately.
Professor Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, and Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, were met by Ladoja during their meeting.
During their Tuesday visit to the traditional ruler in Ibadan, the two made a statement.
The dismal state of the facility was something that troubled Ladoja.
He went on to say that the hospital was severely understaffed in the medical department.
He took advantage of the situation to encourage the federal government, now led by Tinubu, to handle the matter immediately.
The health facility’s current unstable status worries me. Additionally, medical workers are severely undersupplied.
“The matter needs to be addressed immediately. To be sure, I applaud President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for trying to restore the hospital’s former gleam.