A multi-million Naira 50-bed hospital in Dobi Ward, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, facilitated by Senator Ireti Kingibe, has been left to rot and now lies in a deplorable state, according to findings by civic tech organisation, MonITNG.
The hospital, which was expected to provide vital healthcare services to residents, remains unused. Equipment supplied to the facility has never been put to work, while the entire premises are overtaken by bushes. The building itself shows clear signs of poor-quality construction.
During a monitoring visit by MonITNG in collaboration with Orodata Science, it was observed that parts of the ceiling were already collapsing, a development the group described as “a glaring sign of substandard work.”
The hospital project was part of government initiatives nominated by Senator Kingibe. It was intended to ease the healthcare burden of thousands of residents in Dobi, but has instead become a failed project.
“This facility was meant to save lives, yet today it is wasting away,” MonITNG lamented.
The group highlighted that women in the community still give birth under unsafe conditions, while accident victims and other emergency cases are treated in the open or along the roadside. With no functioning hospital nearby, residents are forced to travel long distances to access healthcare.
“While a hospital equipped and funded with public money is left idle, the people of Dobi continue to endure hardship and needless suffering,” the report stated.
According to MonITNG, the situation reflects more than just neglect. It represents “lives lost, opportunities wasted, and the consequences of leaders failing to enforce accountability.”
The organisation further criticised the abandoned facility, calling it “a monument to corruption, poor governance, and wasted public resources.”
It noted that although funds were allocated and spent, what the people of Dobi received was “an abandoned and poorly executed project that is already falling apart before serving a single patient.”
Calling for immediate intervention, MonITNG urged Senator Ireti Kingibe, the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, the FCT Administration, and other relevant agencies to take urgent steps to rehabilitate the hospital.
“We call on Senator Ireti Kingibe, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, and all relevant authorities to act now and restore this facility,” the group stated.
The organisation stressed that Nigerians deserve answers, raising critical questions such as: Who oversaw the construction? Why was equipment delivered but never used? When will the facility finally serve its purpose?
MonITNG recommended immediate action, including clearing the overgrown premises, repairing the ceilings, restoring electricity and water supply, recruiting qualified health workers, and making the hospital fully operational.
“Public funds cannot continue to go to waste while citizens die due to a lack of healthcare,” the group warned. “The people of Dobi deserve dignity, not abandonment. They deserve a functioning hospital, not a decaying shell.”
It concluded by insisting that the hospital must be revived and put to proper use without further delay, stressing that every day of inaction costs lives. “Healthcare is not a privilege—it is a right, and the people of Gwagwalada cannot wait any longer.”
For more updates, join our WhatsApp channel:
👉 Click Here