By Adedamola Saka
President of the Igarra Progressives Association (IPA), Abuja, Mr. Dayo Omoogun, has donated 50 branded bedspreads and pillow cases to Igarra General Hospital, as part of its community outreach programme.
The donation made on behalf of the association was done when Omoogun visited the hospital in company of some executives and members of IPA. They were received by the matron of the hospital Mrs. Rachael Abubakar, who was delegated by the medical director who was unavoidably absent, while her assistant, Mr. S.O Afolabi was also on hand.
The president explained that Igarra Progressives Association is a pan-Igarra socio-cultural organisation, formerly known as Igarra Progressives Union, Suleja/Abuja, that is committed to the progress and development of the town without any consideration for clan, or any divisive, unhelpful sentiments.
He explained that the slight change in nomenclature was due to the insistence of the Corporate Affairs Commission when the group was officially registered earlier in the year. He promised that going forward, the IPA would be more involved in its own little way in developing the area.
“The presentation of bed spreads and pillow cases to IGH is historic, a turning point for IPA, as there has been no similar project to its credit before now.
“While we thank and celebrate our past leaders and members, we make bold to say that IPA is on a new trajectory; we are poised to make a more positive, meaningful impact in the community.
“The Association under my leadership has changed gear and is determined to contribute its quota to the development of the community no matter how small per time.
“We are convinced that small contributions may only make small differences, but when aggregated will ultimately become significant, as little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
“Having gone round to see things for ourselves, we are shocked at the level of neglect the Hospital suffers. A situation where a so-called general hospital has only one qualified doctor and four qualified nurses with the complement of a few auxiliary nurses is unacceptable, to say the least,” Omoogun said.
Other noticeable inadequacies are, the absence of X-ray equipment; the lack of perimeter fencing, the lack of security personnel, the abandonment of an ambulance donated few years back by another group; the unroofed, abandoned and dilapidated canteen building; the lack of a modern anesthesia machine; the neglect of the staff quarters, which was gutted by fire years back and is now overgrown.
Source: The Guardian
