Extortion: Disguised Zulum finds health officials collecting N10,000 for free medical services

Gov Zulum Disguises, Discovers Govt Hospital Where Officials Extort Patients For Free Treatment

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Thursday disguised and visited some government hospitals unannounced, during which he discovered officials collecting between N8,000 to N10,000 from patients for services meant to be provided free of charge.

Zulum had summoned the Commissioner for Health, Mrs Juliana Bitrus, and asked her to join him in a 10-seater bus that is usually used for airport services.

The governor left the Government House around 1:30 pm without his convoy and siren and headed straight to the newly established primary healthcare centre at Gwange II ward in Maiduguri where he found out that some workers were collecting between N8,000 to N10,000 before diagnosing and treating patients of common ailments such as malaria.

“The staff we met here (at Gwange II, PHC) confirmed that they use to collect between N8,000 to N10,000 from patients to treat malaria. In fact, they have turned this government health centre into a private hospital, and this is why the centre has been deserted by people who mostly do not have the money to access services here. The workers just collect money and put it in their pockets,” an unhappy Zulum said.

The governor directed the Borno State Primary Healthcare Agency to thoroughly investigate, identify all the culprits and take appropriate disciplinary actions.

Zulum decried that the same primary healthcare centre had only one medical staff on the ground to attend to patients despite having 29 health workers on the government payroll.

“You can imagine that at 2:00 pm, this primary healthcare centre we built and fully equipped is empty (because of extortion and without medical staff). This level of impunity cannot be tolerated. The earlier we address it, the better for all of us” Zulum added.

The governor proceeded to a similar primary healthcare centre at Gwange I but found medical workers on the ground attending to patients without extorting them.

While noting that he was happy with the development, the governor commended the staff for being good people.

Tribune Online reports that the governor has since formed the habit of showing up at odd hours including midnights at hospitals and early mornings at schools, for on the spot assessment of essential public services, some of which require him to drive hours from Maiduguri, the Borno capital.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/gov-zulum-disguises-discovers-govt-hospital-where-officials-extort-patients-for-free-treatment/

All of them want to follow the steps of that aboki Immigration officer. If your govt employ quality staffs and pay them salaries when due and promotion when applicable, tell me whom in his or her right senses will go contrary to the public service they sworn to serve. Please go and sit down at your high table and press your TV remote control, because a good public servant will nab his colleagues that are bad eggs.

Change begings with you!!! Bribery and corruption is a thing of personal choice. I am not your relative in public sector so if I found out you are among bad eggs I will report using the no identities.

All y'all quoting me, you think he went their to supervise it if he have not gotten a credible intelligence and information with security clearance. As a matter of fact who employed the person that signed the employee's handbook and e-letter.

Pls make una take a chill pill and relax cos if no be Aboki or Zombie we go dey aii in this entity.

Ashirioluwa:


That’s not totally true because bribery / corruption has become part of our lives

This man truly is a good leader and not disguising

He is trying. I hope he disguise too when looting

Behold he came like a thief unannounced

Iyaebe:
This man truly is a good leader and not disguising

online ipob won't like this your comment.

The only sane politician from the north, currently.

Iyaebe:
This man truly is a good leader and not disguising

The weyrey dey disguise ni. He's a politician. Guilty of worse.

This guy has my support to go further in Nigerian politics. I just love him

My brother that Oga na drama King

Ok

Freestainworld:
The only sane politician from the north, currently.

the north Have one,what of the south?

yyba:
online ipob won't like this your comment.

Grow up.

So this one’s priority is to act drama whilst iswap/Bokoharam terrorists take over his State. Did he seek permission from his co-governor b4 doing that rvbbish?

Nigerians are too corrupt

I already love him

I don tell una, politicians only contribute just 5% of our problems, the remaining 95% is contributed by average Nigerians you see and talk with on daily basis.

Good moves....I wish other governors will emulate him

Fulaniherdmens:
All of them want to follow the steps of that aboki Immigration officer. If your govt employ quality staffs and pay them salaries when due and promotion when applicable, tell me whom in his or her right senses will go contrary to the public service they sworn to serve. Please go and sit down at your high table and press your TV remote control, because a good public servant will nab his colleagues that are bad eggs.

Your type will never seize to exist.

Ok. No source.

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If not, there are institutional controls to manage this. How many hospitsls is he going to disguise to visit? How many schools will he be visiting?

No comment, is he not a typical Nigerian politician?

alizma:
I don tell una, politicians only contribute just 5% of our problems, the remaining 95% is contributed by average Nigerians you see and talk with on daily basis.

it it's the other way round.95percrent politicians 5% others.
Go and check well.the take home pay is small.they went to Hussle to make up.
Go and check well.lack of working tools.
Go and check well the head of these places are not supposed to head them but favouritism by politians.
But politicians pay themselves very well.they are never owed .good allowances.wadrope allowance, newspaper etc but I can bet that this health centre doesn't have sufficient PPE.
Political offices should be limited and given lesser power for this country to move forward

He should arrest all of them and penalise them immediately

This is commendable
But why setting up a committee again
When you're seeing the culprit already

Iyaebe:
This man truly is a good leader and not disguising

I hope God can just save Nigeria with the man and Starboy.


Osinbajo / Zulum 2023.

The Jagaban Borju, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Africa's Most Prolific Political Strategist, next only to Putin, please give us the combination above and continue to lead from behind.

APCNig:


I hope God can just save Nigeria with the man and Starboy.


Osinbajo / Zulum 2023.

The Jagaban Borju, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Africa's Most Prolific Political Strategist, next only to Putin, please give us the combination above and continue to lead from behind.

This combo will save Nigeria from it's current state but our votes do not count in this country. Most times we have no choice than to select a better evil from the tons of evil forcefully presented before us

Zulum is a good leader.
Despite the security challenges confronting the state, he still go out without escort even at odd hour.

So funny

This man na correct man. This should be done in ever organization if you want to fight corruption at grassroot.