The family of the late promising Gospel singer Aduke Gold seems to be at loggerheads with the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State over the singer’s death.
Kemi Filani reported that the young gospel singer has died. The news of her demise was shared on Tuesday by fellow gospel artiste Esther Igbeke on social media, who posted a tribute with Aduke Gold’s picture and the caption: “A general has fallen. RIP.”
According to reports, Aduke was pronounced dead by medical experts at the hospital. Following her untimely death, family of the deceased had raised a complaint with UCH, claiming that the staff of the medical facility were responsible for the gospel singer’s demise. They claimed that the medical officials at the hospital allegedly delayed treatment of her, which led to her demise on Monday, August 12th.
Responding to the allegations, a spokesperson for UCH hospital, Obafunmilayo Adetuyibi, said that the artiste was referred to the medical facility from Olabisi Onabanjo Hospital in Ogun State, where she was treated.
“Aduke came to us on the 3rd of August 2024 and died on the 12 of August 2024. The allegations raised by the family did not reflect the true story of what transpired.
“We do not discriminate against any person, either rich or poor; we always give the same treatment to everyone who comes for treatment.
“The late Aduke Gold was in a very serious condition when they brought him to us, and we did not reject her because of it.
The policy of the medical profession does not allow us to say what the president does to the people; what I can do is tell you that myself.
“The people we are taking care of here are very important to us because we know that no one wants someone who is in the hospital to die.
The woman said that UCH is very big; it is divided into different departments (units). It has different branches because the steps are often longer.
