...As doctors reaffirm confidence in CMD
By kelechi Ugo
The traditional ruler of Owerre-ebeiri, one of the host Communities of Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH, Orlu, HRH Eze Uzoma George has called for a thorough investigation of the Hospital workers who recently protested against the Institution's Chief Medical Director, Dr. Ifeanyi Nwamba.
Eze George condemned the actions of some members of the IMSUTH branch of the Medical Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN led by one Comrade Onyegbosi Charles and Comrade Otumbari Stanley as Chairman and Secretary who went on rampage demanding the removal of the CMD from office over alleged missing IMSUTH's property which he maintained that the protesters must know the whereabouts of the missing soundproof generator set belonging to the Institution.
He acknowledged that six out of nine security personnel who were supposed to be at duty post the day the power supply equipment got missing did not report at work noting that the absconding security personnel should be held liable for the missing equipment.
The traditional ruler regretted the continuous protest against every appointed CMD of the Hospital by its workers noting that the old workers of the Teaching Hospital should be properly investigated to tackle the excesses of the health workers once and for all.
Hear him, "We have cried out for a good road network and Government has done that for us. And we can testify that the current CMD of the Hospital, Dr. Ifeanyi Nwamba is working hard to move the Institution forward. The CMD has been trying to re-fix the Hospital.
Honestly, some people always want to pull leaders down for just no cogent reason.
The right thing to do is to checkmate those people who were supposed to be at work that day the soundproof was stolen.
The old workers of IMSUTH should be properly investigated because we have been attending meetings there and we have a lot of observations. Their attitude to work is very bad. Negligence and absenteeism are the simple identities of IMSUTH workers. It's annoying that people receive salaries without going to work.
"Why didn't the security personnel earlier report the missing power generating set or absenteeism of their colleagues to the Hospital Management?
There is always division of labour in every organized government parastatal.
You can't tell me that a whole soundproof generator that can't be lifted by ten persons was removed without the knowledge of an insider.
That means, a proper arrangement was made before moving out the power supply equipment from the IMSUTH premises. Nobody should blame the CMD because he can't be everywhere at the same time. An outsider can't do that".
In furtherance, the IMSUTH host Community Monarch reaffirmed confidence in the CMD urging the Imo Government to ignore the actions of the protesting health workers.
While he finally recounted the giant strides of the CMD to include infrastructural development especially the installation of solar lights system in the Hospital.
Similarly, a Medical Doctor working in the Hospital who did not want her name on print narrated how the members of the IMSUTH branch of the Medical Health workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN have been using tactics of wearing black attire protest formula to facilitate sack of every CMD of the Hospital.
According to her,"I graduated here in IMSUTH as a Medical Doctor and also got job here. And nothing is new to me about this Institution. These members of the labour union have been ganging up against every CMD. All they want is to be receiving salaries without coming to work. They only hate our CMD,Dr. Nwamba because of his proactive measures streamlined towards sanitizing and taking IMSUTH to the international practice standard.
Of course,he studied and had practiced as a Medical Doctor in overseas,and he is interested in injecting his wealth of experiences into our practising system here in IMSUTH, Orlu.
He has brought a lot of innovations in this Hospital.So,these members of the labour union facilitated the sack of the pioneer CMD of IMSUTH,late Dr. Chukwuezi. They also protested against Dr. Duru among other former IMSUTH Chief Medical Directors which they succeeded in sacking through their gangstarism".
Another staff of the Hospital (name withheld) vindicated the Chief Medical Director narrating how insecurity in Orlu reduced number of patients in the Hospital.
He stated that the CMD only manage to buy desiel to power generators in the Hospital and can not be found guilty of embazzlement.
"We are suprised that those who supposed to be held responsible for the missing IMSUTH sound proof generator turned to be protesting against the CMD.
This thing is annoying.
The Governor should come in and put a stop to all these. Just go to the ward and see the new pulse Oximeter that was just shared, very expensive.
But, trust them,they will just disappear. If anyone tries to look into it,wahala will burst. Is still doctors that will not have one mind. They should also stage a protest to stop this rubbish.
Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU can't keep on harassing, intimidating and embarrassing every CMD that comes to this Hospital. It is Nwamba today, tomorrow is another Dr.
Who knows who will be the next? They would do all the rubbish in this Hospital and anybody tries to stop it becomes their enemy",he stated.
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