By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba
The people of Ozoro, in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, at the weekend protested over the poor state of the General Hospital in the community.
The peaceful protest, led by the President General of Ozoro Kingdom, Chief Miller Akpoili, saw the Ozoro residents matched through some streets down to the hospital gate, to register their displeasure and disapproval of the poor condition of services in the hospital
The aggrieved Ozoro people walkee the streets with different Placards were displayed with different inscriptions such as ‘No doctor, no nurses’, ‘Dead hospital’, ‘No General Hospital in Ozoro’, and so many others.
They alleged that the hospital, which was founded in 1953, needed renovation and equipment but was lackingmany things, including manpower, adding that the people of Isoko North receive no service from the hospital, saying that the facility lacked doctors and nurses.
A resident, who simply identified himself Mr Omovo, said: “The basic function of the government is to put in place health facilities, hospital with qualified doctors, nurses and the best equipment to Carter for the health of the citizens because health is life.
“Ozoro with the highest population of ISOKO as a nation, with a university can not sit down and watch why their citizens suffer poor health condition; people are being rushed to the hospital day and night but no doctors, no nurses, no equipment to give assistance to the dying patients”
“We the ozoro people in general, use this medium (peaceful protest) to send in signal to our governor, his excellency Dr. Ifeanyi okowa and to all ozoro son’s and daughters working in all government organization, because we can no longer sit down watching why our people keep dying everyday, come to our rescue by bringing more doctors, nurses and equipment to Ozoro General Hospital.”
