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FMC Lokoja Spends N6.7m On Diesel, Electricity

By Sam Egwu (Leadership News)

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja, Kogi State claimed that it uses 90 per cent of its resources on diesel and payment of electricity bills monthly, the chief medical director(CMD) Dr Gbadebo Eleshin, has revealed.

The CMD who disclosed this while interacting with journalists, yesterday at the boardroom of the hospital, disclosed that the hospital spends N5 million monthly on diesel and pays N1. 7 million on electricity bills.

Dr Eleshin who said power is germane to the day- to- day activities of the institution, explained that the frequent power outage from the general power supply to the state is affecting the purse of the hospital.

He said the federal government should charge the power suppliers to put in more effort to ensure that power was enough for all, especially the hospital, since most of the activities of the hospital largely depends on power.

He revealed that since he became the CMD of the hospital lots of efforts have been made to improve the services to the people, stressing that there is now dyalisis services at the hospital, while a CT scan unit is being conceivedalong with other remarkable innovations.

Dr Eleshin disclosed that the management of the hospital does not condone indiscipline of any sort, pointing out that it had led to the sacking of two.

in house doctors from the hospital to serve as deterrent to others who may involve in the act of indiscipline.

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