Following continued lockdown of the Ngo General Hospital in Ngo Town, Andoni Local Government Area by the Rivers State government, students and residents of the area have appealed to the Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike to reopen the facility.
The Ngo general hospital was shut in February owing to alleged insecurity.
National President of the National Union of Andoni Students (NUAS) Ifuk Festus, during a tour of the hospital on Wednesday, lamented that the facility had been overtaken by weed and rodents.
It was also learnt that doctors posted to the hospital ran away following alleged insecurity, especially kidnapping.
Festus said: “Our general hospital has been locked since February; grasses have overtaken it and it is sad because the people cannot access medical help when they fall ill.
“We beg Governor Wike to reopen the facility because our people are suffering. This is the seventh month this hospital has been shut, we heard doctors have been posted here but we are yet to see them.”
The Andoni Students Leader also stressed that “We know the health workers at the hospital left for security reasons then, but we can assure them that the situation is different today and it is only right that they return to work, please our Governor direct the workers to go back and offer health care services to our people.”
