According to Mr Sokunle, the findings of his committee’s recent tour of the state’s health facilities had also corroborated the sordid state of the cardiac and renal centre, which is located within the compound of the general hospital, Gbagada.

He said; “We observed that there is a shortage of manpower, non-functioning ambulances, insecurity, unequipped laboratories, and more importantly, abandonment of multi-billion naira cardio-renal facility.”

According to him, most of the equipment in the hospital is not working and he got a report that the catheterisation machines only worked for two weeks before the facility packed up. “Also, most of the sensitive equipment are obsolete.”

In his contribution, the House member representing Kosofe 2 constituency, Tunde Buraimoh, expressed displeasure over the matter.

Mr Buraimoh said: “It is disheartening that the investment of the state in the hospital has been abandoned. If these facilities are functioning, we would have saved many lives and reduced the constant medical tours to India.”

He appealed to the House to empower the committee to delve more into the crisis at the cardio-renal centre from the point of contract award, equipment supply and how and why they stopped functioning.

He, therefore, moved a motion that the suppliers of the equipment be invited by the committee for questioning and that the investigation must attract public participation.

The committee chairman, therefore, moved a motion that the house gives his committee the power to invite concerned officials of the health ministry to also appear before it to, clarify issues bothering on the N5.6 billion facility.

In his ruling, the speaker of the parliament, Mudashiru Obasa, directed that the clerk of the house, Azeez Sanni, write the ministry and other concerned stakeholders in the matter, to appear before the committee.

Source: Premiumtimes