The University College Hospital, Ibadan has been in the dark for a hundred days. Nigeria is not at war. There hasn’t been a terrorist attack on the institution. It just so happens that there is a debt the Hospital cannot pay and one the Federal Government refuses to pay.
To ‘mark’ this nadir, the UIMSA Press has prepared a two-part series, detailing the situation within the walls of this once great institution. The first, below, is a selection of photographs showing various aspects of UCH and its environs during this centenary (Read the second here).
We want power restored. We are entitled to power being restored.
Black: The January 22nd Protest
The Aluta Jet, January 22nd Demonstrations Credit: Simeon Okojie Some walks are to freedom. Some are to remind us that freedom is a bare minimum as citizens, and other rights like ‘quality education’ are a must. 10, 20, 50, 80, 100, What Next? Credit: Olabisi OlaoluwaWhat is the Students’ Union if not us? Source: Save ABH WhatsApp Group20,000 Naira Utility Fee ≠ A good night’s sleep without heat Source: Save ABH WhatsApp GroupThe Untrue Words of Oba Solomon
White: Glimmers of Happiness
The ABH Chess Jungle Credit: Michael PaulBishops here don’t pray, they prey Credit: Michael Paul‘Blood and Sand’ football never ceases Credit: John EriomalaNothing but net! Credit: John EriomalaA Soccer Player with no Water to Shower After Source: ABH Football League
Bleak: Grave and Graver
Students charging at the Famewo Common Room, Alexander Brown Hall Credit: Moboluwarin OgunleyeBelieve it or not, that is one of the shorter queues you’ll find at the A Block Tank. Credit: OdinDesolate Hospital Blocks in the Dark of the Night Credit: Simeon OkojieAn Emptied Hospital Parking Lot Captured at Midnight Credit: Simeon Okojie No guarantee of a ‘recreation’ anytime soon.East Gate, less busy than usual. Credit: John EriomalaKegs being filled at a construction site. Credit: AnonymousA brightly lit ABH when three hours of generator power were guaranteed. Credit: John EriomalaIn all this, the Reading Room remains eternally lit thanks to solar power. “I see the moon. The moon sees me. I see nothing else” Credit: John Eriomala
