House of Reps to probe UBTH over 2024 budget expenditures

The Federal House of Representatives has announced a plan to carry out an audit on the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) as it relates to the 2024 budget expenditures and 2025 projection of the hospital. Patrick Umo, Chairman, House Committee on Public Health Institution, announced this in Benin while speaking with journalists. Umo, accompanied […]

The Federal House of Representatives has announced a plan to carry out an audit on the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) as it relates to the 2024 budget expenditures and 2025 projection of the hospital.

Patrick Umo, Chairman, House Committee on Public Health Institution, announced this in Benin while speaking with journalists.

Umo, accompanied by Billy Osawaru, representing Orhiowon/Uhunwode federal constituency, was on an oversight visit to the tertiary hospital.

The House committee chairman said the visit was not a witch-hunt, saying some of the documentation presented to the committee was not as accurate as “we would have expected them to be.”

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The committee chairman who queried the over N4bn debts on the drug revolving fund said, “We will sit over the documents, evaluate them and do all that we can when necessary.

“Documents have been submitted, concerns have been raised, and a motion was moved by my colleagues for investigation, and the chairman has moved that the hospital must be investigated.

“He said they have highlighted areas the committee would conduct an audit on, such as the drug revolving fund, energy and personnel audits of the hospital.

“We have our suspicions about the documentation; hence, we are going to look at the books and conduct a proper evaluation and assessment of what was presented.

“So, our report will be out when we sit down at an enlarged committee. We will get back to the hospital and tell them areas where they need to improve and show them the areas of weaknesses and strengths”