Dr Diaso: No one should be spared – NMA tells Lagos govt 

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Lagos State Government to dispense justice to the very last individual found guilty over death of Dr Vwaere Diaso who died at the Lagos State General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island following an elevator incident at the facility.

The association made the call on Tuesday, while receiving report submitted by the panel set up to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Dr Diaso.

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Chairman of the NMA Lagos branch, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu disclosed that a congress will be put in place to look at the report and proffer solutions as to what led to the incident at the facility in order to avoid future occurrence.

“This is to forestall this kind of preventable and avoidable death among our colleagues, and Lagosians because people should not die in their workplace,” he said.

“Justice for late Dr Diaso Vwaere is ensuring that everyone found culpable should be prosecuted, and those found guilty should go to jail. People need to be accountable for their actions. For us, it is about accountability. Everyone involved in this, irrespective of their position, should be brought to book. People should know that there are consequences to their actions.”

On the steps taken by the state government, the NMA chairman said, “Beyond saying the MD has been sacked, people need to know the MD’s identity. We should know their names, their offices, who was the contractor that bought a very bad lift, and who was the contractor that didn’t fix the lift properly.

“Did they escalate the issue to the authorities? The government shouldn’t do this kind of thing in secrecy.”

Meanwhile, head of the panel said the body has carried out its investigation and submitted the report counting on the state to do the needful.

“The panel was set up on August 3rd by the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association to investigate the death of Diaso Vwaere,”‘Dr Saheed said.

“We have concluded our investigation and are presenting our findings.”

Recall few weeks ago, Dr Diaso died after she was involved in an elevator accident at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island where she was rounding up her an internship at the hospital.

Details revealed that the young promising doctor who was heading back to her office after buying food on ground floor made use of the elevator but the elevator developed fault on the ninth floor and crashed down while the doctor was aboard.

Her sparked reactions from various professional bodies including the NMA demanding justice for the tragic death of the doctor.

It was alleged that the elevator at the facility had been faulty but was neglected by the state government.

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