For closing down all government health facilities in form of concessioning them to private ownership, a group known as Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has dragged the Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, to the state House of Assembly to initiate his impeachment without further delay.

In a statement signed by the Chairman of the organisation, Dr. Philip Njemanze, he disclosed that the closure by the governor of all public primary, secondary and tertiary health centres in the state as well as threatening to close down all private hospitals had had devastating effects on people in the state.

He said as a result of the governor's action, many people have lost their lives and others severely harmed, adding that there was a total paralysis of all primary healthcare services in all rural areas of the state.

"There is a collapse of all health services in the three major general hospitals and the Specialist Hospital in Owerri. Meanwhile, there are indications of rising incidence of diarrheal, tuberculosis, malaria and cholera and total absence of surveillance for the most dangerous diseases like Ebola, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and yellow fever.

"The state immunisation programmes, antenatal and post-natal care have been halted in most rural areas. Neonatal mortality, child mortality and maternal mortality are rising suddenly due to absence of first responders in the health system in the state.

"AGPMPN in the state drew attention of the general public to the state of emergency in health that has arisen with fast deteriorating effects on public safety,” it stated.

Njemanze underscored the danger that poses to public safety as a result of the direct actions of the Imo State Government. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to impose a state of emergency in the state.

According to him, the grounds for this action is based on violations of public safety of Nigerians in accordance to Section 305 (2)(c) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The poor state of governance in the Imo State and gross unconstitutional actions of Okorocha have jeopardised public safety, and constitute impeachable offences.


On this note, therefore, AGPMPN called on the state House of Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings Okorocha.

Source :http://ndubuisiude..nl/2015/12/group-calls-for-okorocha-impeachment.html?m=1

cc:Lalasticlala

If this report is true then Rochas Okorocha should be send packing with immediate effect. How could a reasonable leader be toying with peoples health. God will catch every wicked politician soon.

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Una too dey worry this Rochas. Wetin self

GOD WOULD PUNISH YOU ROCHAS OKOROCHA FOR MAKIING MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS SUFFER U WOULD DIE A SHAMEFUL DEATH WITH YOUR PEOPLE

Mr chairman, dr philip i dnt think it will work because all the plp in the state Assembly are all supporting him

lalasticlala abeg come o, Rochas wants to finish my people in imo state. Rochas, u cannot treat my people like this o. if u want to display wickedness, kindly go back to your fulani root.

Abeg make dem weed am commot, when he was not a politician he was very helpful