N118 Million UCH saga: Why the Virology Department should issue a statement

In the heels of the presentation of financial reports on COVID-19 by the Oyo State Government on June 23rd, 2020, the management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan and the University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine have issued statements and counterstatements about the supposed N118 Million cash support to them. Both parties claimed they had not received any money from the Oyo State Government.

Logic suggests that we work the story backwards. First, is there any evidence of money spent, no matter how small in any of these institutions? We would recall the much-celebrated diagnostic centre at the Virology Department of the College of Medicine which is situated at the University College Hospital , Ibadan. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control had certified that centre, and there was no disputing over whether it existed or not.

However, the actual words of the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo, were that they had spent N118 Million in supporting UCH which has served as partners in COVID-19 testing. In clarifying the matter, the Chief Press Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Mr Taiwo Adisa, broke down the expenditure as follows: “Five hundred each of goggles, protective gowns, and face shields; 250 each of full protective head covers & shoe covers; 200 hand gloves to UCH amounting to N2 million.

Prof Odaibo has said that the status of the Department of Virology is that it belonged to both the College of Medicine and the UCH. It is like they belong to everybody and belong to nobody. We can, therefore, deduce that as in some agencies and departments of the Federal Government, they can also run individual accounts. But her comments as quoted in an Oyo State Press Statement are not enough.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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