Hospital Rejects PDP Lawmaker’s Donation In Yobe State

The Management of the General Hospital, Potiskum, Yobe state, has rejected donations of Hospital equipment from a member of the House of Representatives, representing Nangere/Potiskum Federal Constituency, Hon Sabo Garba. Investigation made by our state correspondent revealed that, Hon Sabo Garba, who won the election to the Federal parliament on the platform of the People Democratic party (PDP) beat the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Hon Ali Yakubu Mainasara, at last years general elections. According to a staff of the hospital, who spoke on the position of anonymity to LEADERSHIP Weekend, it was explained that the management and staff of the hospital believed that they would be punished or lose their jobs if they received the items from the opposition party (PDP). According to the source, the APC run state government had directed the commissioner of health to warn the staff of the hospital to reject any form of donations from oppositions parties including PDP. Sequel to this, the PDP lawmaker yesterday accused the state government and the All Progressive Congress (APC) of instigating the people against PDP further stating that the governor had failed the state. He said that, “the state government has failed to deliver the campaign promises to the citizens. If Yobe APC are blaming PDP and rejecting donations from its members, while also blaming PDP for 16 years of misrule, then we will start the change from my constituency.” He added that, “ what is wrong if I donated equipment to the general hospital, the hospital was built since the time of late prime minister, Sir Ahmadu Bello in 1956, and is in urgent need of a facelift. “I personally sent my own donation to help people of the state irrespective of political, religious and tribial differences. I am just doing it in good faith in order to promote our hospital. The hospital is the eldest in the northeast region, yet there is no water or light, and there is a lack of sufficient beds” said Garba. He however appealed to the state government not to play politics with the state health sectors. http://leadership.ng/news/518722/yobe-hospital-rejects-pdp-lawmakers-donations