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Imo State Government has denied the rumour
making the rounds in the state that Governor
Rochas Okorocha was flown abroad for medical
attention because of the dismal state of affairs in
government owned general hospitals in the state.
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The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Obi-Njoku,
who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, however
explained that the Governor Rochas Okorocha was
first treated in Orlu before being flown to a London
hospital for "a second medical opinion".
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"The Governor was not flown abroad for medical
attention because of the alleged sagging functions
of general hospitals in the state, as some people
have been bandying", the Commissioner said.
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While saying that Okorocha "received medical
attention in a hospital in Orlu before he was taken
to a London hospital for a second opinion", Obi-
Njoku however explained that "there are certain
things we cannot do here yet until the hospitals are
fully equipped".
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On the vexed issue of privatization of medical
establishments in the state, the Commissioner said
government adopted the option following the
comatose state of the facilities when the
administration came on board.
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He described as "completely diversionary", the
controversies trailing the planned concession of the
state owned hospitals, adding that government
had confidence in the ability of the new managers
of the hospitals to properly handle the affairs of the
medical outfits, as well as give adequate attention
to the citizenry.
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"We are reactivating the hospitals and equipping
them with necessary facilities that would help to
attain the high level needed to discharge effective