Olubadan Ladoja Calls for Urgent Action at UCH

Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, expressed serious concerns about the inadequate personnel and deteriorating facilities at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. This statement was made during a courtesy visit from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhamma Ali Pate, at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan.

Ladoja noted that UCH has become akin to a consulting clinic due to the exodus of medical personnel seeking better opportunities abroad. He emphasized the urgent need for federal government intervention to restore the hospital to its former world-class status.

Ladoja acknowledged President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's efforts to revive the hospital's reputation. The ministers, in their remarks, appreciated the warm reception and assured the monarch that his concerns would be communicated to the federal government.

Present at the visit were notable figures from Ibadanland, including various traditional rulers and the UCH Medical Director, Professor Abiodun Otegbayi.