Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The federal government has uncovered the illegal addition of 406 persons to the staff list of the Onitsha General Hospital in Anambra State.

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, stated this on Tuesday while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character probing the alleged padding of the staff list of the hospital.

He said the discovery was made after the federal government took over the hospital.

The minister said the management of the hospital embarked on illegal padding of the staff list shortly after the conversion of the hospital to an FMC.

The Onitsha General Hospital, initially owned by the Anambra State Government, was converted to a Federal Medica...