The health ministry disclosed that the operations and line of reporting of the facility managers had been restructured to involve the hospital management directly.
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A photo of Dr Diaso Vwaere, a video grab showing the elevator that claimed Vwaere’s life, and the LASIMRA logo Updated August 6, 2023
In light of an investigation into the tragic death of Dr Diaso Vwaere from an elevator crash at General Hospital Odan, the Lagos State Government says it has sacked and blacklisted the facility managers responsible and suspended the General Manager of the Lagos State Infrastructure and Asset Management Agency (LASIMRA).
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Olumide Sogunle, in a statement on Sunday, revealed that based on the initial findings of its panel of inquiry, the state government said it had taken several actions.
In addition to the sacking and blacklisting of the facility managers, and the LASIMRA boss’s immediate suspension, Sogunle disclosed that the operations and line of reporting of the facility managers had been restructured to involve the hospital management directly.
“We have handed the installation and maintenance contractors to the police for further investigation and likely prosecution if they are found culpable.
The police will also investigate anyone else that might have been found to be negligent,” the statement said.