Man mourns friend who d!ed after being ‘rejected’ by hospitals amid Anambra doctors’ strike

A Nigerian man, Chuwkunonso Nzekwe has taken to social media to mourn his friend, Obum Mekowulu Oluchukwu, who d!ed three days ago after he was allegedly rejected by several hospitals in Anambra due to doctors’ strike.

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Anambra Branch embarked on an indefinite strike last Thursday over the abduction of their member, Dr. Stephen Ezeh.

NMA suspended the strike on Sunday after the release of Dr Ezeh from captivity.

According to Nzekwe, the deceased, an On Air Personality with a radio station, had complained of stomach pain and was rushed to several hospitals in Anambra State at midnight.

He alleged that the hospitals, including Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, refused them entry, saying that doctors downed their tools due to the abduction of the doctor.

“A dear friend and a jolly good fellow, OBUM, breathed his last breath 2 days ago, no thanks to the wickedness of the Nigerian doctors and the failed Nigerian medical system,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Monday, August 26, 2024.

“What started as a mere stomach pain, he complained to his wife led them to journey to several hospitals in the thick of the night, all to no avail.

“Rose Of Sharon, shut their gate at you. They refused you entry; they said they had no doctor on the seat. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital failed you; they said the doctors downed their tools cos they kidnapped one of their members (A terrible callous act), and you were just ferried from one location to another, just to survive.

“Alas, you decided to just go, to leave this wicked world; you were very sympathetic about the Nigerian cause, and in your radio programs, you were always passionate about it.

“You were always the easygoing type that would barely hurt a fly, you were a great guy, and the last time we met, you were full of joy and promised we would do big things together.

“Dear Mekowulu Oluchukwu, Nigeria failed you, Nigerian Doctors failed you & We failed you! Rest in PEACE BROTHERLY.”