By our Reporter
Following the outcry of the management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, on a mandatory payment for every patient in the hospital to pay a daily sum of N1,000.00 electricity bill,well-meaning Nigerians had began to donate to cushion the ugly incident.
It would be recalled that a circular signed by UCH Administrator, Wole Oyeyemi went round saying the new development was prompted by the high cost of electricity tariffs and diesel.
A prominent Nigerian, Business man and former federal lawmaker, Hon Lanre Laoshe has donated 1,000 litres of diesel to UCH Ibadan to help power the hospital in order to ensure smooth running of operations and to save lives.
The CMD had praised Hon. Lanre Laoshe for his kind gestures and requested more Nigerians to emulate the such kind act.
According to the Hospital,
Hon. Lanre Laoshe called the hospital from Lagos to sympathize with UCH over the current power problem being faced by UCH.
According to Hon. Laoshe, “I belong to a WhatsApp group where the story circulating in the media about the proposed N1000.00 charge, I felt deeply sorry for UCH because things must have gone to the extreme before such a proposal could be contemplated. I told my colleagues on the platform that rather than condemning UCH, we should call to seek ways of helping the hospital.
It is Nigeria’s pride. UCH is our collective heritage.” He said after considering the ugly situation, “I decided to give 1,000 litres of diesel as my little contribution towards solving the power problems in UCH”.
Interestingly, by about 5 pm on Monday, 4th July, 2022, the promised diesel was delivered to the hospital. This act by Hon Laoshe excited the Chief Medical Director, Professor Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo who lauded the donor for having such a large heart to seek a solution to the problem of power instead of joining those who were condemning the purported charge.
Professor Otegbayo, therefore, called on all Nigerians to be part of the solution in making adequate healthcare delivery in Nigeria a reality.