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Only 18 doctors in Bauchi hospitals, says ex-gov Isa Yuguda
He said: “Only 18 doctors serving over seven million people; is this good for us?” blaming the past administration of Mohammed Abubakar (2015-2019) and his successor, Bala Mohammed, administrations for the shortfall.
Yuguda lamented the deteriorating state of the infrastructure he left in 2015 when he completed his eight years tenure.
Speaking with journalists at his residence, he said successive administrations could not maintain and continue his projects.
“duly left behind 22 hospitals, fully operational and equipped, with both local and foreign doctors – about 31 Egyptian doctors.
trained over 150 medical students; they all returned, but I cannot see any today. left about 72 Nigerian doctors, but today there are only 18 doctors. I left all the hospitals with a two-hour power supply.
“I left the best specialist hospital in Nigeria behind. The last time I visited, maybe it was because my time was not up, I would have had a heart attack.
This is what Nigeria and Bauchi are all about. The government that took over from me should have maintained that hospital, instead of announcing ‘I want to build this and that’.”
Endorsing the All Progressives governorship candidate in the state, former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd.), Yuguda stated that he believed the governorship candidate will revive all the moribund industries.
In another development, Air Marshal Abubakar has promised to actualize the establishment of the Air Force University if elected.
According to him, security will be accorded priority as it affects all social sectors under his watch.
“The proposed Air Force University, which was conceived while in service as Chief of Air Staff, is intended to boost tertiary education as well as bring a lasting solution to the security breach in that part of the state”, he said.
