BREAKING: Patients, relatives storm Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, protest against poor service delivery

Patients and relatives of patients of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, and stakeholders of the hospital community on Monday protested against what they termed as poor service delivery in the hospital.

The protesters, who carried placards and blocked the gate of the hospital, alleged that a lot of avoidable deaths have happened in the hospital because of poor management.

The aggrieved group also called for the dissolution of the present hospital management board, saying they can never oversee a free, fair and transparent process, alleging that they are deeply rooted in corruption.

Reacting to the protest, the acting CMD, Ugbiaja, dismissed the protesters as faceless and paid miscreants, saying he was aware of the planning of the protest.

He said: “Those people cannot be taken seriously; they are miscreants who did not even know what they were gathered for. The hospital is a public place, the processes are open, and there are official channels to seek redress.

“It is sad that members of the hospital community could sponsor such propaganda. Whoever is not satisfied with anything should follow the right channel, which includes the hospital board and the ministry of health.

“The people behind it are not happy that they lost, even though they know nothing about hospital management.”