The community hosting  David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital(DUFUTH), Uburu, Ebonyi state has petitioned the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Professor Uzoma Agwu, seeking detailed explanation of the alleged N7.5bn budgetary allocations to the hospital in the last two years and how the funds were spent.

The community said Wednesday that their probe of the funds was contained in  Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011.

It therefore   demanded that the hospital’s management release comprehensive records of budgetary allocations, project approvals and implementation details between 2023 and 2025.

The petition addressed to the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the health institution, signed by the community’s Lawyer, Lucky  Ezealor, the community expressed concern over the management of public funds and the transparency of project implementation within the teaching hospital.

According to the petition, the community seeks “full and detailed information, records, and documents” covering allocations for both completed and ongoing projects – including those purportedly sited outside the hospital’s premises.

Among the numerous projects listed are several high-value allocations captured in the hospital’s 2023–2025 budgets, including construction/Provision of Hospital/Health Centres  ₦100,000,000 (2023); ₦120,000,000 (2024), renovation of hospital complex building, ₦100,000,000 (2023); ₦120,000,000 (2024); ₦200,000,000 (2025), Intern Hostels ₦1.45 billion, oxygen Plants  ₦291.5 million, Molecular Laboratory Phase I  ₦364.3 million, newborn intensive care complex,  ₦728.7 million, CT Simulator ₦364.3 million.

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