Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, on Monday, paid an unscheduled visit to the Sokoto Specialist Hospital in a tricycle to get first-hand information on the quality of services provided by the outfit.
According to Malam Abubakar Bawa, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement, said the decision to visit the health facility unannounced was followed by a series of complaints raised by citizens over the poor health service delivery at the hospital.
The statement also added that other concerns that spurred the governor to visit the hospital were the need to have a first-hand assessment of its dilapidated structures, erratic power supply, dearth of manpower and lack of functional medical equipment, among others.
The statement reads, “I was surprised with what I saw during my visit to the hospital which lasted for four hours; it afforded me the 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 management of the hospital to see me for further discussions on how to remedy the ugly situation,” Bawa further quoted the governor as saying.
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