Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital Abuja, Mohammad Raji Mahmu has denied reports that the hospital recommended that ailing Nollywood actor Zack Orji be moved to another medical facility.
Prof. Muhammad Raji Mahmud, said in a statement signed by the spokesman of the hospital, Tayo Hastrup Thursday, that it was rather the actor’s family that decided to move to a private hospital to get additional treatment.
“The attention of the National Hospital Abuja has been drawn to a publication insinuating that the Apex hospital referred the Nigerian Actor Zack Orji to a private hospital in Abuja.
“To set the record straight, the actor, who was brought in on New Year’s Eve and admitted to the intensive care unit, was stabilized by National Hospital Abuja and moved to the ENT ward.
“Later in the day, he was transferred to the orthopedic ward, where our surgeons began preparing him for surgery. However, the relatives of the patient signed a form “Leaving Against Medical Advice” on January 1, 2024.
“This thwarted all preparations for his surgery. Nevertheless, the Management of National Hospital Abuja wishes him a speedy recovery.”
Orji took ill the before the New Year day celebrations and was rushed to the National Hospital unconscious.
