Nigeria (AGPMPN) has dragged the Imo state governor, Chief Rochas
Okorocha, to the state House of Assembly to promptly initiate his
impeachment.
The AGPMPN urged the Imo state House of Assembly to impeach Rochas
Okorocha on grounds of misconduct in the state.
The move by the association is in reaction to the closing down of all
government health facilities in form of concessioning them to private
ownership.
According to AGPMPN, the grounds for this action is based on
violations of public safety of Nigerians in accordance to Section 305
(2)(c) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
They claim that the poor state of governance in Imo state and gross
unconstitutional actions of Okorocha have jeopardised public safety,
thus constitute impeachable offences.
This Day reports that in a statement signed by the chairman of the
organisation, Dr Philip Njemanze, the group opined that the closure by
the governor of all public primary, secondary and tertiary health
centres in the state as well as threatening to close down all private
hospitals has had devastating effects on people in the state.
Njemanze said as a result of the governor's action, many people have
lost their lives and others severely harmed.
He added that there was a total paralysis of all primary healthcare
services in all rural areas of Imo state.
The AGPMPN chairman underscored the danger posed to public safety as a
result of the direct actions of the Imo state government.
He therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to impose a state of
emergency in the state.
"There is a collapse of all health services in the three major general
hospitals and the Specialist Hospital in Owerri. Meanwhile, there are
indications of rising incidence of diarrheal, tuberculosis, malaria
and cholera and total absence of surveillance for the most dangerous
diseases like Ebola, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and yellow fever.
"The state immunisation programmes, antenatal and post-natal care have
been halted in most rural areas. Neonatal mortality, child mortality
and maternal mortality are rising suddenly due to absence of first
responders in the health system in the state.
"AGPMPN in the state drew attention of the general public to the state
of emergency in health that has arisen with fast deteriorating effects
on public safety," the group informed.
It would be recalled that Governor Okorocha's election into office has
been upheld by the Supreme Court. The Apex Court ruled in favour of
Okorocha, dismissing the appeal filed by Emeka Ihedioha, the former
deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
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