The Nasarawa State Hospitals Management Board has set up a committee to investigate the alleged disappearance of medical equipment at Umaisha General Hospital in the Toto Local Government Area.
The equipment, reportedly donated by Mr Ibrahim Sa’ad, representing Ugya/Umaisha State Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, allegedly included orthopedic mattresses and fans.
The board’s Chief Medical Director, Dr Egba Edego, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Lafia on Thursday.
Edego said the board launched the investigation after watching a video in which the lawmaker alleged that the donated items had been stolen.
He said the probe would promote transparency and accountability in the management of public health facilities while clarifying the circumstances surrounding the missing equipment.
According to him, the board has zero tolerance for the theft or diversion of hospital property and would sanction anyone found responsible.
“The committee has the mandate to identify what was donated by the lawmaker, what was missing, how it got missing and who is responsible,” he said.
Edego said the committee would submit its report promptly to enable the authorities to take appropriate disciplinary action.
He noted that the state government had invested significant resources in equipping its general hospitals to improve healthcare delivery.
“Government has invested huge resources in equipping our general hospitals to improve healthcare delivery“.
“The support by the lawmaker was to complement the efforts of the government; therefore, we will not tolerate any act of diversion of the items,” he said.
The CMD added that Gov. Abdullahi Sule had directed the Commissioner for Health, Dr Gaza Gwamna, to investigate the allegations and ensure that anyone found culpable was sanctioned and prosecuted.
Edego also pledged the board’s full cooperation with the commissioner’s investigation to establish the facts and determine responsibility.
