Na wah! Wetin we go call this one? Ekiti State don tiff person surgeon wey dey carry smooth for patient matter! You fit imagine say dem don sack one surgeon for EKSUTH, all because person wey dem suppose help no fit see kidney again after surgery.
Na last week, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, carry gist come out say dem don use broom sweep the surgeon comot for work. This one no be small matter, oh! Na because one patient wey dem call Joshua Afolayan come dey complain say dem don carry him kidney without correct permission during surgery.
Di whole palava start after Afolayan enter EKSUTH for operation. Di man come out on top, but he discover say dem don remove both kidneys! How person go enter hospital with 2 kidneys, come out with none? Chake-chake!
Di Ekiti State government no wan hear word when di report from di seven-member panel of enquiry reach dem. Dem set di panel up to look into wetin happen for di surgical procedure wey no gree go well. Na Prof. Francis Faduyile dey lead di pack, and dem don find out say e no be organ-harvesting dem dey do, but rather na surgical complication wey cause di wahala.
As dem no fit overlook di matter, dem don also suspend all di surgical team wey dey present for di operation for one month. Dem dey wait for further review. Meanwhile, di commissioner don talk say dem go pay for Afolayan new kidney transplant, plus all di post-transplant care for two years. Abi dis one no dey sweet?
Dr. Oyebanji Filani talk sey di government go restructure di relevant departments for EKSUTH to make sure things no dey go bad again. Dem sabi say many qualified health professionals dey there, but dem go dey serious anytime dem break di rules.
Ekiti State people dey watch as di goment dey try rebuild trust in di health system. Dem don promise say dem go put everything back for track to make sure say patients no go worry again. Wetin dem dey do na to uphold ethical standards and quality service delivery so di people go fit trust di health system again.
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