NAPS SEEK JUSTICE ON THE DEATH OF YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENT

BEING THE PREST STATEMENT ISSUED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS (NAPS) ON THE DEATH OF DAZAN MUATIN CHARITY A STUDENT OF YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY. on the 12th February 2016.

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"The future would have no pity for those men who, possessing the exceptional privilege of being able to speak words of the truth to their oppressors, haven taken refuge in an attitude of passivity, of mute indifference and sometimes in cold complicity" (Frantz fanon)

In meditative soreness, we are moaning and mourning the death of our fallen colleague cut down in the prime of her life by the lackadaisical attitudes of some barbaric zombies in human clothing being paid to save life but doing other wise. It is pertinent at this pensive juncture to damn the atrocities perpetrated and may still be perpetrating by heartless health workers on poor and helpless patients, students and citizens of the country.

It is disheartening loosing our young promising colleague to the cold hand of death, due to the insensitivity of authorities toward's the health sector and health workers lacking respect for human life. Probably if DAZAN MUATIN CHARITY was given adequate attention at as when due the story might be different by now. The distress and pressure she was made to undergo before accessing treatment contribute largely to her early death.

It's most unfortunate that nothing in Nigeria is freely access anymore, free medical attention as become a history of the time past, even first aid treatment to a dying patient at a federal medical center cost immediate payment or life of the context. How long do we have to continue loosing our love one's before getting it Right? How many more lives do we have to loose for normality to be restored back to our system?.

YABATECH'S MANAGEMENT STAINED WITH THE BLOOD OF NIGERIA STUDENT

Either good or bad our actions and inactions is like a flame that cannot be erased on planet earth but will surely echo till eternity. From whatever angle we wish to decipher into the ugly incident, the management of Yaba college of technology contribute to the loss of our colleague and share a capital blame in the aftermath reactions of the student.

Unpleasant to the ear that an institution as repute as YABATECH do not have adequate health facilities to cater minor health challenges, experience health workers who could proffer adequate treatment and refer to expertise as at when necessary and most annoying when least expected that test not being carried out before administering drips, drugs and injection to patient.

We demand explanations on why the TINSHIP scheme of the NHIS our students pay for every year does not cater the treatment of Dazan when she needed it most, she was made to lie helpless without treatment because of fund, this NHIS should cater if the management and the HMO do justice to our payment.

THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF FMC EBUTE-METTA, A REAGENT OF OCCURENCE.

When conscienceless power meets with powerless conscience the former laugh first while the later laugh last.

The callous decision of the FMC to have shut their ears to the cry of our dying colleague is an act of unprofessionalism, our student with all proof of identification was convey to the centre with school ambulance and still was denied first aid treatment, very unfortunate that medical centre where life should be rescue as become a dungeon of death.

NAPS POSITION
1 The leadership of NAPS has set up a committee to pay a condolence visit to the family of the deceased
2 YABATECH management are advice to make available the refund of all medical levy and insurance due paid back to the student populace or face the wrath of Nigerian student
3 The Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre Ebute-Metta is hereby advice to voluntarily resign on or before 17th of February 2016 or face mass action of armless battalion Nigeria students.
4 The management of FMC Ebute-Metta and YABATECH should make available compensation to the family of the deceased

CONCLUTION

We the leadership of NAPS advice our entire students to remain calm as we take charge to ensure fairness, equity and justice comes to play. The mention authorities Yaba College of Technology and Federal Medical Centre are to strictly comply with the above resolution within 72hrs or contend with the entire student populace as we have resolve to shutdown the two institutions until our demands are meet.

INJUSTICE TO ONE INJUSTICE TO ALL!!!

Signed
Comr Olugbode Damola (Aluta D-mode)
NAPS National PRO.