Briefing
newsmen in Abuja, the Attorney General of the state, Mr. Uwemedimo Nwoko,
disclosed that though the hospital is functional, he said that it has not been
activated to 100 percent capacity.
Nwoko made the revelation while debunking reports that the former governor who is currently the Minority Leader of the Senate, was after the accident, flown abroad for quality medical treatment.
Nwoko made the revelation while debunking reports that the former governor who is currently the Minority Leader of the Senate, was after the accident, flown abroad for quality medical treatment.
The
AG insisted that Akpabio was actually on his way out of the country to visit
his family when the car conveying him to the airport ran into a convoy of
some United State’s embassy officials.
He said: “Let me use this opportunity to correct one wrong impression, the former governor was not flown abroad for treatment. The distinguished Senator was actually on his way out of the country to visit his family that has been on holiday outside the country and he had wanted to move from there to the United States to attend a conference of his colleagues when the accident occurred.
He said: “Let me use this opportunity to correct one wrong impression, the former governor was not flown abroad for treatment. The distinguished Senator was actually on his way out of the country to visit his family that has been on holiday outside the country and he had wanted to move from there to the United States to attend a conference of his colleagues when the accident occurred.
“Recall
that the accident occurred in the morning on Monday (August 31), and by 5:30pm
he was discharged that same day. There was no serious injury that would have
warranted foreign treatment or foreign medical attention.
“It
was therefore not correct for people to insinuate that Senator Akpabio was
flown abroad. He flew abroad on his own, he wasn’t flown by anybody. He was
strong enough on Tuesday to make the trip which he cancelled on Monday because
of the accident.
“After
the accident, just like every other person who is in a car that had an impact,
he had to go to the hospital where they did all manner of checks and confirmed
that he had no internal injury, no broken bones and no dislocation. So the
doctor certified him fit to make the trip on Tuesday morning.
“That impression that he went to a hospital
abroad for treatment has to be corrected. As for the issue of the hospital he
built, I can tell you because I am part of the team that incorporated that
hospital.
“The
hospital is functional. I can tell you that it is a hospital that was
commissioned and is still going to be commissioned in phases.
“The
first and second phases are functional and working right now, though not all
the components of that hospital.
“I
am not going to lie to you, the 100 per cent capacity has not been activated.
However, assuming that the distinguished Senator needed medical attention, the
hospital would have been enough to handle his case.
“But
he did not need such medical attention. The National Hospital declared him fit
to make the trip and he did so on Tuesday”, the Attorney General added.
Culled from Vanguard
newspaper
Can you all please stop disturbing our Senator. Can't you all see that the man needs a rest. Anyone that has been involved in a car accident would know that you do not wish it happens to anyone else, not even your enemy. The ex-Governor has made an attempt to build a world-class hospital for us. None of his predecessors made an effort in this regard. Akwa Ibomites please show some gratitude. No one is perfect. Whatever gripes one has with him, this is neither the time nor the means to go about it. Let's also try to be objective.
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