Ohaa Visits ESUT Teaching Hospital Over Ugwu Onyeama Accident Victims, Demands Emergency Action on Enugu Health Sector
ENUGU, ENUGU STATE — September 6, 2026: The NDC Governorship Candidate for Enugu State, Sir Chinyeaka Christian Ohaa (Odalije), today visited the ESUT Teaching Hospital to ascertain the condition of victims of the recent Ugwu Onyeama–9th Mile road accident that occurred on Friday 4th September, only to discover that the victims were not receiving treatment at the facility as expected. During the visit, Ohaa was informed that the affected accident victims had been taken to different private hospitals because doctors at the teaching hospital were on strike since 28th day of August due to loss of accreditation to various departments, Poor facilities at the call duty rooms, Poor feeding of residents who are on call, Lack of electricity at the accident and emergency at colliery hospital which resulted to working with rechargeable lantern and etc The development, he said, was deeply troubling and underscored the urgent need for decisive intervention in the state’s healthcare system. Addressi...