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Unpaid Bills Leave UCH In Darkness: Patients Protest Power Outage And Halted Surgeries

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Unpaid Bills Leave UCH In Darkness: Patients Protest Power Outage And Halted Surgeries

On Monday, patients and families staged a protest at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, over a 17-day power and water outage due to unpaid electricity bills to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). This prolonged power cut has severely disrupted essential services,………CONTINUE READING 

including surgeries and diagnostic procedures, putting patient care at risk.

Protesters expressed frustration in a video shared by Oyo Affairs, calling for immediate action and blaming UCH management for the delays. The UCH management confirmed the situation, noting that the hospital is billed under “Band A,” with monthly electricity charges amounting to N80 million.

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