" Into whatever houses I enter…whatever, in connection with my professional practice or not, in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret”

The inference above is the medical Hippocratic oath of secrecy that protects the rights of patients and their medical records from being divulged to a third party. Health and ill-health is often a deeply personal journey and the fear of stigma and shame keeps many sufferers from seeking medical attention. So it is of the utmost importance that personal information shared remains between the patient and the care giver.

This medical oath of secrecy has now been flouted by some medical personnel at the Lagos state owned Gbagada General Hospital and is now being used as a political weapon by the Lagos state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode against the aspiration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo Olu a Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State.

On Sunday, September 30, 2018 the Lagos state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode while addressing a press conference at the Lagos house Alausa, took a swipe at Mr. Sanwo-Olu by saying “He doesn’t have the competence to do what he is being propelled to do. This is somebody that has gone for rehabilitation before. The records are there at the Gbagada General Hospital,”. This simply means the state Governor would have either used his position as the Governor to access Mr. Sanwo-Olu medical records or some medical staff at the Gbagada hospital made such records available to the Governor even without requesting for it for political reasons. Irrespective of how the Governor got to know about this medical history, it shows the Gbagada General Hospital committed an infraction by making such information public without the approval of the patient while the decision of the Governor to make such a political point is another low for public communication by elected officers in the country.

I am indifferent to the existing political situation in the state but all I’m saying is that the right of every patient must be respected and protected from third party as contained in the Hippocratic Oath that was sworn to by medical personnel as the release of such information without the patients approval could be damaging. As for the Lagos state Governor, he has committed an infraction that belittle his office.

https://newsdey.com/2018/10/ambode-sanwo-olu-and-gbagada-general-hospitals-breach-of-hippocratic-oath/

Ambode was right to warn Lagosians about Sanwolu, no one wants a mental patient as governor.

In the past Lagos have had a convicted drug dealer as governor, allowing a mental patient to be governor would be stretching it.


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For those asking for it, below is a photocopy of Tinubu’s indictment letter.

Unfortunately, my friend, nothing will happen.





Na there the matter go die put. #NigeriaIsHellOnEarth

The laws governing my nation varies. Depending on the size of your pocket

So in essence what u guyz are saying is that ambode was right all along that the man was mentally unstable

dukie25:
Ambode was right to warn Lagosians about Sanwolu, no one wants a mental patient as governor.

In the past Lagos have had a convicted drug dealer as governor, allowing a mental patient to be governor would be stretching it.

The hospital and governor broke the law

dukie25:
Ambode was right to warn Lagosians about Sanwolu, no one wants a mental patient as governor.

In the past Lagos have had a convicted drug dealer as governor, allowing a mental patient to be governor would be stretching it.

please stop this type of comments...Have you forgotten so quick that we were warned about how ambode stole funds and was adviced to resign!!!Gave you easily forgotten about that!!!the truth remains that ambode is leaving room for a massive fraud and that is what his god father doesn’t want.....

No wonder Ambode want die to the Clift of governance, the Altitude of his wife to overwhelmed of power abusing relative ppl and reverend show how derailed their family his. Ambode, u are a gunners

Well that's one the reason President Buhari gives each time he goes out of the country on medical vacation!

True.

Watch APC Lagos State Chairman with Gov. Ambode's APC Membership Card

at the end Ambode would still be APC governorship candidate. left for tinubu, he would have decamped or formed another party with sanwo Olu as governorship candidate. but can't do that because of buhari and his cabals.
tinubu was a godfather to be reckoned with under PDP Federal government, but under his own party Apc federal govt, he is being tamed every minute and might loose relevance.
There is a lesson here.

all this tension is for just personal interest not for us people of Lagos all this tension is for just personal interest not for us people of Lagos

Two state to watch out Lagos and Imo. As much as all this drama are thrilling, the sad truth remains it all bores down to selfish interest and has nothing to do with the interest of the people.

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Hell on Earth, gone by December.

Ambode is very stupid for making such accusation against his opponents.He has shown not to be a good politician and should get ready to leave that office .We should also remind him of how he squandered tax payers money on his mistresses and recently purchase a house for Mercy Aigbe recently in lekki while abandoning Many project including Lagos Badagry axis.
You can only deceive the gullible followers but can’t deceive us .We are ready for you and you are leaving that office soon.

I watched the video in disbelieve. How can a sitting governor be so uncultured. Lagos is very bad now. Smh. Well na tinubu cause am.

A well known drug mafia ordained a mental patient to govern a state like lagos. And u say ambode should keep quiet about it?

I'm sure that the medical record officer that dig Sanwo-Olu's file out didn't take the oat because its not meant for him neither was it meant for an accountant like Ambode.
Leave physicians oat out of this dirty politics abeg, Ambode isn't a Doctor.

One is A Mad Man while the other One employed a Mad man but the worst of All is Endorsing a Mad man and the Zombies are Cheering the Mad man




But Mynd44 and other ZoneBs, how una take know say Ambode got the Info from the Hospital and not from Tinubu, Sanwo Olu or even Me?

Ok

Ambode should have used someone else to pass the message........ The fight is all about self interest and it's not possible for ambode to offend all the party leaders and jide sanwo-olu should not forget that the cane that was use for the senior wife is kept in a safe place for the younger wife......

Akinwunmi Ambode is right. After embarrassing the governor. Jide Sanwoolu the drug addict and fraudster is trying to be governor.

pls rethink dear yut