National Hospital Disowns Axed Kano Anti-Graft Agency Chief’s Medical Record

The National Hospital has disowned a medical report presented by the suspended Chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, describing the document as fake.

Gado, who failed to appear before the State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee investigating a petition against him on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, had cited health grounds and also attached medical records as the reason for failing to appear before the committee.

However, after the lawmakers demanded a certified true copy of the said document from the National Hospital, its management responded thus; “There is no patient named Muhuyi Magaji in our hospital record and no folder was opened in that name.”

The letter dated July 19, 2021, with reference number NHA/CMAC/GC/0117/2021/V.I/01, read; “Following your request on the above, and the subsequent investigations, we wish to state the following findings. That there is no patient named Muhuyi Magaji in our hospital record and no folder was opened in that name.

“That by our records, the name and signature of doctor (Dr. Bayo) on the Medical Report does not belong to any staff of the National Hospital, Abuja.

“Laboratory investigations in the National Hospital are no longer manually written on paper but electronically transmitted.

“In the light of the above, Sir, the Medical Report/documents, which you attached its photocopies are NOT authentic.”

Earlier this month, the Kano State House of Assembly (KSHA) slammed Gado with a suspension order for alleged misconduct following an altercation with the State government for rejecting its nominee into the Commission.

He was later replaced with Barrister Mahmoud Balarabe as PCACC Chairman in an acting capacity. Below is a copy of the National Hospital’s letter.