- Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL) in crisis: The hospital is on the verge of total collapse due to deteriorating conditions.
- Doctor shortage: The hospital’s doctor count has dropped from 315 to just 43 due to poor working conditions.
- Protest and demands: The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) is protesting and demanding the reinstatement of their suspended President, Dr. Jimoh Umar.
- Government inaction: Despite an order from the Minister of Health, the hospital’s Chief Medical Director (CMD) has refused to reinstate Dr. Umar.
- Urgent government intervention needed: The ARD is urging the government to act swiftly to prevent the hospital’s total collapse.
Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL) is pleading with President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, to investigate the hospital’s deteriorating conditions, which are on the verge of total collapse.
During a peaceful protest, Dr. Olushola Baoku, the immediate past Chairman of ARD, revealed that the hospital’s doctor count had drastically dropped from 315 to just 43 due to poor working conditions. Baoku described the hospital as a “slave camp” under the leadership of Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Olatunde Alabi.
The protesting doctors are demanding the immediate reinstatement of their suspended President, Dr. Jimoh Umar, whose suspension followed demands for hospital reforms. Despite an order from the Minister of Health directing Dr. Umar’s reinstatement, the CMD has refused to comply.
The association has vowed to sustain its protests until their demands are met, urging the government to act swiftly to prevent the hospital’s total collapse .
