BREAKING: Medical Staff Urge Tinubu Presidency To Probe Corruption, Worsening Conditions At Yaba Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital
Medical workers at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have petitioned the Tinubu presidency to probe alleged corruption and worsening conditions under Medical Director Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, whose tenure officially ended in May 2025.
In a statement titled “Worsening state of affairs in the hospital”, staff alleged:
Parts of the hospital have lacked electricity for months; wards are infested with bedbugs.
Food and medications for patients are allegedly diverted, leaving patients hungry and untreated.
Frequent violent ward breakouts have forced some wards to shut down due to safety fears.
An electronic medical record system remains non-functional despite continued payments to a private contractor.
Construction projects remain incomplete despite millions released by government.
Workers accused Owoeye of “incompetent leadership and unprecedented corruption,” including fund diversions and shady PPP contracts. They also alleged that a recent ministerial probe was compromised, excluding key stakeholders like doctors and nurses’ associations.
Their demand: The Presidency must reject Owoeye’s reappointment and order a transparent process for a new medical director to prevent “total collapse” of the institution.
This comes weeks after resident doctors in Yaba staged a warning strike over unpaid salaries and poor welfare. Earlier this year, SaharaReporters obtained audio where Owoeye admitted diverting patients’ meal funds to settle electricity bills.
#Corruption #Healthcare #Nigeria #Tinubu
Medical workers at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have petitioned the Tinubu presidency to probe alleged corruption and worsening conditions under Medical Director Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, whose tenure officially ended in May 2025.
In a statement titled “Worsening state of affairs in the hospital”, staff alleged:
Parts of the hospital have lacked electricity for months; wards are infested with bedbugs.
Food and medications for patients are allegedly diverted, leaving patients hungry and untreated.
Frequent violent ward breakouts have forced some wards to shut down due to safety fears.
An electronic medical record system remains non-functional despite continued payments to a private contractor.
Construction projects remain incomplete despite millions released by government.
Workers accused Owoeye of “incompetent leadership and unprecedented corruption,” including fund diversions and shady PPP contracts. They also alleged that a recent ministerial probe was compromised, excluding key stakeholders like doctors and nurses’ associations.
Their demand: The Presidency must reject Owoeye’s reappointment and order a transparent process for a new medical director to prevent “total collapse” of the institution.
This comes weeks after resident doctors in Yaba staged a warning strike over unpaid salaries and poor welfare. Earlier this year, SaharaReporters obtained audio where Owoeye admitted diverting patients’ meal funds to settle electricity bills.
#Corruption #Healthcare #Nigeria #Tinubu
BREAKING: Medical Staff Urge Tinubu Presidency To Probe Corruption, Worsening Conditions At Yaba Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital
Medical workers at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, have petitioned the Tinubu presidency to probe alleged corruption and worsening conditions under Medical Director Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, whose tenure officially ended in May 2025.
In a statement titled “Worsening state of affairs in the hospital”, staff alleged:
Parts of the hospital have lacked electricity for months; wards are infested with bedbugs.
Food and medications for patients are allegedly diverted, leaving patients hungry and untreated.
Frequent violent ward breakouts have forced some wards to shut down due to safety fears.
An electronic medical record system remains non-functional despite continued payments to a private contractor.
Construction projects remain incomplete despite millions released by government.
Workers accused Owoeye of “incompetent leadership and unprecedented corruption,” including fund diversions and shady PPP contracts. They also alleged that a recent ministerial probe was compromised, excluding key stakeholders like doctors and nurses’ associations.
Their demand: The Presidency must reject Owoeye’s reappointment and order a transparent process for a new medical director to prevent “total collapse” of the institution.
This comes weeks after resident doctors in Yaba staged a warning strike over unpaid salaries and poor welfare. Earlier this year, SaharaReporters obtained audio where Owoeye admitted diverting patients’ meal funds to settle electricity bills.
#Corruption #Healthcare #Nigeria #Tinubu
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