Uncertified Contractor Installed Lagos Hospital Elevator That Killed Female Doctor – Investigative Panel | Sahara Reporters

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The Chairman, Medical Guild, Dr Sa’eid Ahmad, has said findings by the investigative panel on the cause of death of Dr Diaso Vwaere revealed that the malfunctioned elevator was installed by a contractor who did not have elevator system certification. Ahmad, who made the revelation during a news conference to give an update on the probe of the circumstances that led to Vwaere’s death, said the elevator failed to work during its inauguration in June 2021.

Uncertified Contractor Installed Lagos Hospital Elevator That Killed Female Doctor – Investigative PanelSaharaReporters had on Wednesday reported that the Lagos State government set up an inquiry team to investigate the elevator accident that killed Diaso.

Ahmad, who made the revelation during a news conference to give an update on the probe of the circumstances that led to Vwaere’s death, said the elevator failed to work during its inauguration in June 2021.SaharaReporters had on Wednesday reported that the Lagos State government set up an inquiry team to investigate the elevator accident that killed Diaso.

Tens of House Officers at the Lagos State General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island had also protested against the death of Diaso, who reportedly fell to her death from an elevator.She died two weeks before the completion of her housemanship in a faulty elevator at General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island.Briefing the press on the findings by the panel, Dr Ahmad said the contractor attributed the elevator’s failure to work to inadequate power supply from the generator hired for the inauguration.

Ahmad said the contractor, installers, and other persons involved in the installation he described as shoddy should be found culpable and made to face the law.He also noted that a series of infrastructural challenges had trailed the house officers’ quarters of the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, since its rehabilitation in 2015 to 2016, and appealed to the state government to install a new elevator in the building by a certified installer and ensure regular maintenance.

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