Four years after Osun and Oyo states dropped the joint ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Osun state still uses patient’s card with inscription of LAUTECH.
The two states ended many years of acrimony that ensued over joint ownership in 2020 when Oyo eventually took over control of the main campus in Ogbomoso and the structure in Osogbo became Osun state university teaching hospital.
The two states separated because of frequent disagreement on payment of salary and recruitment of staff.
While some of the inscriptions in Osogbo structure had been changed to Osun state university teaching hospital, some department still issue patient card branded in LAUTECH teaching hospital.
The spokesperson of the hospital, Mr Ajibowu Wale, said the card is being used because it was printed in excess and it is still recognised.
According to him, the usage of the card does not change the nomenclature, noting that the name of the hospital is now “Uniosun teaching hospital.”
“No Doctor can reject it because the hospital knows that it is our card. They are using it because they have it in excess. It doesk not mean that we have not changed for LAUTECH,” Wale said.
