The Staff Unions in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State have called the Federal Ministry of Health to immediately forward the result of screening of conducted by the Board of Management of the Hospital in regards to the appointment of a substantive Chief Medical Director to the Presidency.
The unions made the call at a press briefing on Sunday at the Hospital premises.
The Unions, while addressing a report in a section of the media, said the atmosphere within the hospital is calm, stating that “nothing like tension” within the hospital environment.
Addressing newsmen, the Chairman of Joint Action Committee (JAC), Comrade Adeyeni A.B. faulted the appointment of action Chief Medical Director for the Hospital by the FMOH, stating the process is the cause of grumblings with the hospital.
Adeyeni said Board had completed the process and forwarded three names to the Ministry for onward transmission to the Presidency, adding that they are still baffled with the action of the Ministry not to forward the result to the appropriate quarters for action.
The Unions said, “It is imperative to state that matter regarding the nomination of the Chief Medical Director is the exclusive function of the Board of Management which will in turn forward such to Mr. President through the Federal Ministry of Health for final confirmation and appointment.
“We also need to let the whole world be aware that the Board of Management had concluded the process of nomination and recommendations of the substantive Chief Medical Director of the Institution as at 17th of May, 2023 and same recommendation was forwarded to the Presidency through the FMOH on 18th of May, 2023 via a letter with Ref. No. DA.44/Vol.X/471 Captioned Result and Recommendation in Respect of Appointment Interview For The Office of Substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, OAUTHC, Ile-Ife addressed to the then Hon. Minister of Health.
“JAC wants the whole world to know that the Board of Management was still on ground as at the time the nomination and recommendations of substantive Chief Medical Director was made to the President and whatever might have done as regards the process of appointment (screening and recommendations) of CMD’s applicants to the Presidency through the Federal Ministry of Health is valid and sacrosanct.
“The whole world should ask the FMOH why such recommendation was not forwarded to the Presidency if not that it has vested interest or had been highly compromised to thwart justice.
“This whole problem started by the FMOH when it issued a letter on 30th of May, 2023 with Ref. No SMH.557/T3/104 with caption appointment of Chief Medical Director (CMD) and Director of Administration (DA) signed by Hassan Sallau Director of Human Resource whereby it stated the Ministry had nullified what the constituted Board of Management had done as regards the appointment of the Director of Administration and recommendation of the Chief Medical Director of the institution. The letter further stated that it appointed sole administrators from the FMOH in persons of one Dr. Kamil Ayinde Shoretire and Mr. Olumuyiwa Fatorise as Ag. CMD and Ag. DA respectively.”
The Joint Action Committee insisted that the Federal Ministry of Health does not have powers to nullify any appointment made by the Board.”
“As law abiding Unions and citizens, we quickly alerted the relevant authorities including the Presidency, NASS, Law Enforcement Agencies etc to call FMOH into order not to cause problems in our institution by nullifying what the Board of Management that has the constitutional power to do.”
InsightMedia gathered that the FMOH has through different letters appointed three CMDs with just few days and the development is causing some friction with the system.
