The reason Nigerian politicians do not patronize the hospitals they craved for us is very obvious, they do not want to lose their ambitions for the incompetence of the hospitals in Nigeria.
Nigerian celebrities have also tasted the ignorance of many Nigerian hospitals have they have been forced to watch love one slip away from their very presence.
These are the list of the celebrities below Report By Punch:
Eucharia anunobi:
This veteran Nollywood actress lost her dearest son to the cold hands of her in a Nigerian hospital. The actress blamed the doctor for the death saying the doctor’s mistake led to the son’s death.
“God has said that I should not walk by sight but by faith. So I am not looking at the event that has surrounded me. If I begin to look at the event, like Peter in the bible, I would sink instead of walking on water. My son died in my hands because it was a mistake by the doctors. My son is gone physically but not spiritually, so casting blames would not mean anything. People have told me to sue but my faith in God and his spirit and his word that is in me say that nothing happens without God’s consent. So I would prefer that we let sleeping dogs lie.”
John Okafor aka Mr. Ibu
Nigerian comic actor Mr. Ibu also is one of the celebrities to lose a two year old because of the hospital management system.
According to him on January 18 2011, he lost his two year old son that was diagnosed of inflammation of liver. The hospital had suggested they scan the boy and he agree but they told him to do it in a different hospital. Latter on he was advised to carry on the scan in the hospital because he got only a little time left, then he agreed. Moments later the was no electricity he asked for the hospital generator set and they told him that the is no fuel in it, he gave in to buy the fuel but the came up with another excuse that the operator was not in, and that is how he was delayed till is son passed away. A doctor came around and asked for his son’s death body so that it can be used as a specimen to teach their student doctors.
Yomi Gold
In November 2007 Nigerian popular actor Yomi Gold lost his dear friend due to medical negligence. Yomi because of this grieve took out time to address Nigerians saying if anyone has the financial muscle to fly out for medical reasons such person should not hesitate as it is the best way. He said Nigerian doctors are so unprofessional both in skills and handling patients. The actor lost his friend who opted to undergo his operation in Nigeria rather than travel abroad.
They are also many other stars that have lost some one dear to them because of the hospitals in Nigeria.
Recently Nigerian veteran actor shared his experience has a hospital refused to grant an accident patient access into the hospital, and the patient later lost his life.