Ondo Denies Hiking Childbirth Fee In Government Hospital

The Ondo state government has disproved increasing the cost of childbirth service fee at the specialist hospital in Akure, the state capital.

This was disclosed by Wahaab Adegbenro, the Ondo state commissioner for health, just after some pregnant women created a scene in the hospital over exorbitant medical fees on Thursday.

Recall that the women with their protruding stomachs disrupted medical activities in the hospital on Thursday morning as they lamented alleged 300 percent increment in their antenatal care charges introduced by the present administration in the state.

The pregnant women had called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to learn from the former administration in the state that took care of most of their medical bills, rather charge them a whooping N25, 000 for ‘normal’ delivery and N50, 000 for Caesarean Section.

Adegbenro responded to the protest, saying: “I have addressed them personally. I went there to address them and allay their fears.

“It was a force rumour. We have explained to them, somebody was just trying to be funny somewhere, the information was not correct, we are yet to increase any fee.”