ARD-UCH stated the College of Medicine axis had been deprived and given the bottom precedence by the hospital administration for a number of years.
It added that resident medical doctors and different well being employees residing within the space had endured extreme hardship because of the extended and erratic energy provide.
“The scenario deteriorated considerably from January 2026 when the circuit breaker supplying the hospital advanced grew to become defective.
“As the least prioritised area, the circuit breaker supplying the College area was sacrificed to keep the main hospital running, and the area was left in darkness without any actionable efforts to rectify the situation,” the affiliation stated.
It stated that after seven months of putting up with the scenario, it issued an ultimatum at its Ordinary General Meeting in August.
The affiliation added that this led to the acquisition and set up of a brand new circuit breaker on September 10, ensuing within the restoration of electrical energy after a number of months of complete darkness.
However, it stated the reduction was short-lived, as one other main electrical fault occurred on the hospital on September 20, resulting in the elimination of the newly put in breaker from the realm, which had loved electrical energy for barely per week.
ARD-UCH stated that regardless of the cruel residing situations, its members had demonstrated institutional loyalty and restraint whereas interesting to them to train additional persistence.
However, we can’t proceed to take action within the face of perceived nonchalance and disrespect for the welfare of individuals residing on this axis.
“The people are being made to suffer inter-institutional bottlenecks between the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and its landlord, the UCH Management,” it stated.
The affiliation stated the persistent energy outage had additionally resulted in a persistent water scarcity within the residential space.
It regretted that medical doctors had been pressured to supply water from personal enterprise centres and locations of worship inside the hospital premises.
It additionally expressed concern that the hardship posed vital public well being dangers and threatened the safety of lives and property. It additional decried what it described as a scarcity of urgency within the upkeep and restore of hospital services.
After exhaustive deliberations, the affiliation stated its congress resolved to demand the quick restoration of electrical energy to the College of Medicine axis.
It additionally resolved to embark on a three-day warning strike starting at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, to protest the hardship its members had endured.
The affiliation added that its congress would reconvene on the finish of the warning strike to deliberate on the following line of motion, warning that it’d proceed on an indefinite strike.
