Adams raises the alarm, says health sector may soon collapse

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has urged the Federal Government to save the medical sector from imminent collapse.

He explained that the current brain drain in the sector is a disaster that is waiting to happen.

Adams stated this on Tuesday in Shasha, Lagos, at the 2022 edition of Elegbara Festival.

He said, “With the recent brain drain in the medical sector, it is very clear that Nigeria’s health sector is on the verge of total collapse. This is an emergency that should be addressed urgently.

“It is unfortunate to hear the reports of the National Bureau of Statistics that Nigerian doctors are leaving the country in droves. The report indicates that there is a huge gap in the health sector.

“The recent story that Nigeria today have only one doctor to about 6,400 patients in our hospitals is nothing but a disaster waiting to happen.

“The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors also said recently that about 4,000 medical doctors had finalised plans to leave the country for better jobs abroad. Nigeria’s health sector is in emergency situation.

“If nothing is done to arrest the drift, Nigeria would come to a situation where we won’t have doctors in our various public hospitals.

“I call on the Federal Government to look into the welfare of medical practitioners in Nigeria, so as to stop the ugly trend before it gets out of hand.”

On Elegbara Festival, the Aare restated the need to respect the Yoruba deities, saying Elegbara is a deity that has been mostly vilified in the world.

“Elegbara is not satanic or devilish in nature. He is the king of all spirits in the world. We can also call him the Olori Aiye because he is in charge of the world. But it is sad that He is the most vilified deity.

“Each time we talk evil of Elegbara, He destroys our economy and other institutions in the country.

“The more we abuse Elegbara,the more He brings untold hardship to the country.”

The monarch of Shasha Kingdom, Oba Babatunde Ogunronbi, eulogised the Olokun Festival Foundation (OFF) under the leadership of the Aare Onakakanfo for sustaining the cultural revolution project for the past two decades.

Parakoyi Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Prof. Raheem Kolawole, in his address applauded the Federal Government for the re-introduction of History in the school curriculum.

He added that the initiative would broaden the knowledge base of the students.

Other guests present at the event include the Alaguda of Aguda Kingdom, Oba Akeem Agbaosi; the Awise of Onigbongbo Kingdom, Oba Oluwasegun Adeyemi; and Shasha Council of Chiefs.