A youth group of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) calling itself ‘Concerned NPP Youth Coalition’ has locked up the offices of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern Region.
The group has accused the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr. Kolbilla David, of awarding seven contracts to his own companies and the procurement officer of the hospital. Per the contract, consumables would be supplied to the facility.
According to the members of the group, they have evidence that the facility has paid huge sums of monies to the procurement officer of the hospital and the said companies owned by the CEO.
The angry youth indicated that, currently, the facility does not have enough gloves and several basic consumables required for quality health delivery.
The group claimed that health-related cases are being diverted to a private facility called Tizza Hospital owned by the CEO of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
The group described the actions of the CEO as a representation of gross incompetence and mismanagement.
However, they have sent a warning indicating that the office of the CEO and the administrator would not be opened until the CEO is removed from the hospital.
According to them, the hospital continues to deteriorate on a daily basis as a result of the incompetence and bad behaviour of the acting CEO of the facility.
Meanwhile the Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP Mohammed Yusuf Tanko told DAILY GUIDE that police officers have been deployed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital to protect lives and property.
According to him, the CEO and administrator of the hospital would be given security protection until the matter is resolved.
DSP Mohammed Yusuf Tanko said they have not been able to identify the youth who attacked the hospital and therefore appealed to residents to volunteer information to the police to arrest the perpetrators of the attack.
Authorities of the hospital did not comment on the matter when contacted by DAILY GUIDE.
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale