Public health facilities in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State are in severe disrepair, with multiple centres abandoned, structurally unsound or operating without medical personnel. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who hails from Obe-Nla in the same local government, has faced renewed scrutiny as fresh evidence from SaharaReporters reveals deteriorating conditions across clinics and hospitals in the region. The Igbokoda Primary Health Centre remains standing but operates with broken hospital beds, prompting residents to appeal for urgent repairs and replacement of equipment. At Orioke Iwamimo Health Centre, the facility was found locked and non-operational, while Ebuta Ipare Health Centre lacks water, beds and has peeling walls and falling ceilings.
General Hospital Igbokoda, meant to serve as a referral centre, has only one doctor attending to patients and lacks X-ray and scanning machines; its solar power system is no longer functional. Motoro Health Centre has been fully abandoned, with no staff or medical services available. Gbabijo Health Centre partially collapsed after storm damage and is now unsafe, while Idiogba Health Centre is also in poor structural condition. Community sources provided videos and photographs documenting the decay, highlighting a pattern of neglect in a region where public health facilities are often the only option for residents. The findings contrast with ongoing government claims about improvements in primary healthcare across Nigeria.
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa represents Obe-Nla in Ilaje, yet health centres in his local government, including Igbokoda and Ebuta Ipare, operate with broken beds, no doctors and collapsed infrastructure. Residents in Idiogba and Motoro rely on facilities that are either decaying or abandoned, while General Hospital Igbokoda functions with just one doctor and no diagnostic equipment. The state's claims of healthcare investment ring hollow for patients in Ilaje, who face medical care in buildings that are literally falling apart. This is not neglect from afar — it is decay in the governor's backyard.
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