The Cross River Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Ayuk, says the State Government would investigate alleged carting away of equipment from a Primary Health Care (PHC) facility in Bebuabie Community.
Ayuk made this known in an interview on Tuesday in Calabar while reacting to a viral video showing an official of Obudu local government PHC trying to cart away equipment.
Ayuk said government would slam appropriate sanctions on anyone found culpable in the incident.
The alleged personnel, who is the Coordinator of the PHC, had arrived the Bebuabie health centre in a bus, tagged Cross River State Government, Primary Health Care Development Agency 014C.
However, she met stiff resistance from youths of the community on the grounds of lack of information to the community leaders and PHC staff.
“We will investigate the matter, and if anyone is found guilty, he or she will be sanctioned in line with the extant rules of the civil service.
“I have directed my Permanent Secretary to liaise with her counterpart in the State Primary Health Care Development Agency to unravel the truth or otherwise of the allegation and report to government for further necessary action.
“In a matter of days, I will personally visit Obudu and Obanliku respectively, to ascertain the ugly incidents that have made the rounds recently,” he said.
Ayuk said the Gov. Bassey Otu-led administration would not condone acts that are inimical to development and wellbeing of the people.
He commended the people of Bebuabie community for resisting the heinous act.
He called on other communities in the state to imitate Bebuabie and take ownership of government infrastructures in their localities, as government alone could not guarantee security of its investments in their localities.
He warned any one with similar sinister motives to back off as government would wield the arm of the law on whoever tries to thwart its drive towards strengthening the health sector in the State. (
