By Adenitan Akinola
The leadership crisis rocking the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTH has assumed another dimension as the Joint Action Committee of Unions of the Teaching Hospital warns against what they tagged “planned imposition of Acting Chief Medical Director”.
The Joint Action Committee of the unions comprises of the Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospital Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), Medical & Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) and National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM.
Presenting the position paper signed by the leaders of ten Labour Unions in the hospital to newsmen in Ile-Ife, the spokesperson of the JAC, Comrade Lateef Adeyemi urged the federal government to Implement the recommendations of Hospital’s Board of Management in appointing a substantive Chief Medical Director for the hospital.
Comrade Adeyemi announced that the recommendation of the Board was the appointment of Professor Afolabi Owojuyigbe as the acting CMD who is to hand over to Dr Adekunle Adeyemo.
The Unions which maintained that there was peace in the hospital complex alleged that the uneasy calm was being promoted by the Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria, MDCAN in its attempt to impose one of it’s members, Professor Oladiran Adegbehingbe.
“We do not know the grouse of MDCAN in fomenting troubles in the hospital as if it is the only professional association that has monopoly of wisdom, in as much any issue does not go it ways, MDCAN will be calling bluff of everyone and other Unions”.
They urged Federal Ministry of Health to forward the recommendation of the Board of Management to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the appointment of a substantive Chief Medical Director noting that it will put a stop to the leadership crisis.
Radio Nigeria sent a message to the email on the website of the Federal Ministry of Health for clarification on the leadership impasse, but the mail is yet to receive a response.
Radio Nigeria had reported that there was uneasy calm in the hospital with respect to who is the acting Chief Medical Director among some senior medical personnel of the institution laying claim to the office, including Professor Oladiran Adegbehingbe who reportedly got a letter from the Federal Ministry of Health dated 22th of June, 2023 and signed by Director of Human resources, Hasaan Salahu and Professor Afolabi Owojuyigbe who also retuned to the hospital on Friday with a letter dated 27th of June, signed by the permanent Secretary Adebiyi Olufunso, directing him to act and stabilize the institution before handing over to Dr Adekunle Adeyemo who was directed to take over as the acting Chief Medical Director by 7th of July.
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