The Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Mr. Oladayo Olabampe, has disclosed that the hospital was spending about N80 million monthly on electricity bills despite its worsening financial situation.
According to him, the hospital’s inability to sustain the payment led to the disconnection of supply from the facility by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on October 26.
While noting that UCH has not had a power supply since then, Olabampe appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the hospital’s power outage crisis.
“There has been no power at UCH since October 26, when the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) disconnected the hospital over accumulated debts.
“The bills from IBEDC are alarming and outrageous for an institution like UCH. The government must step in to assist the hospital,” he explained.
High cost of energy
Olabampe further emphasized the dire situation,…