– As Health workers vindicate CMD, Nwamba.
By kelechi Ugo.
May 30, (Newshour.com.ng) – Prior to the recent protest against the Chief Medical Director of Imo State University Teaching Hospital, IMSUTH,Orlu,Dr. Ifeanyi Nwamba embarked upon by the Institution chapter of Medical Health workers Union of Nigeria,MHWUN , the Sole Administrator of Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State,Hon. Pastor Chris Mbarie has called on the security agents to arrest and investigate the Union leaders.
It would be recalled that the aforementioned Union led by Comrade Onyegbosi Charles and Comrade Otumbari Stanley as Chairman and Secretary respectively had earlier staged a protest at the Office of the State Commissioner for Health demanding for the sack of their CMD over alleged missing of the Institution’s properties and high-handedness.
Speaking to our correspondent via cellphone interview on Tuesday,Hon. Mbarie frowned at the protesters demanding for a thorough investigation of the Union leaders.
He queried why the Union never stage a protest against absenteeism at work by their colleagues without cogent reasons as well as neglecting patients on the sick beds.
Meanwhile, the SOLAD not only acknowledged the missing of a sound proof generator set at IMSUTH premises and how six out of nine security personnel did not report at their duty post at a fateful night that equipment was reportedly got missing,but insisted that the security personnel are the brain behind the missing power supply equipment.
“The Health Union is irresponsible.
Find out whether they write or communicate me as the SOLAD of Orlu before embarking upon protest. What is the Union saying about those six security personnel who failed to be at their duty post that day the generator was stolen.
I learnt that the gate was open,and even the three security personnel at duty did not close the Hospital gate.
Is it not those ones who did not come to work conspired and removed the generator? They feel that they can threat everybody with their Union”.
“They always gang up to cover up anytime some of them commit crime.
So,if there is any problem in that Teaching Hospital, that Union should be held responsible. Their protest has no basis. They should point out the areas they are claiming that the CMD is proving high-handedness. Are they employed not to be coming to work?. Tell me why only three out of nine security personnel came to work. Honestly,they conspired with those insiders and stole the power supply equipment. They started protesting because the suspects were arrested and detained.
So,I am calling on security agencies to swing into action immediately by arresting and interrogating those involved in that dastardly act, while I urge the CMD to “open up”.
Some of these public health workers have their own private hospitals where they even divert patients to”, the SOLAD alleged.
However,some of the staffers of the IMSUTH have vindicated the Chief Medical Director,Dr. Ifeanyi Nwamba stating that the protest was orchestrated by the few leaders of their Union who have been going round “brain washing” their colleagues.
One of them spotted by our correspondent at the Teaching Hospital premises who did not want his name on print because of fear of victimization narrated that the only offence of the CMD was that he queried those behind missing of their sound proof generator set where the Secretary of the MHWUN, Comrade Otumbari Stanley is in charge of Security. According to him,”the Union Secretary, Comrade Otumbari was present the day that generator was stolen and he was aware that the Institution’s gate was open.
And he was also aware that six out of the nine security personnel who supposed to be at work that day absconded”.
Another worker(name withheld) urged Imo State Government to disregard the protest insisting that the CMD has achieved much in the office.
Hear him,”It is on records that Dr Ifeanyi Nwamba has done well in the areas of infrastructural development and workers welfare. He has brought and installed solar lights system to boost power supply in the Teaching Hospital.
No doubt, the CMD is only interested in moving the Institution forward than the way he met it. He has staked his life by coming to Orlu every day despite the high spate of insecurity in the zone since he was appointed the CMD by Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Let’s tell ourselves the truth, the problem we are having here is the attitude of some of the workers.
Some workers don’t even care to report at their duty post for one week. IMSUTH has witnessed a lot of tremendous developments under the watch of Dr. Ifeanyi Nwamba as Chief Medical Director. And a lot of medical students who could not graduate years back because of poor management have been graduating since Dr. Nwamba’s inception of office.
So, let’s join hands together to move IMSUTH forward”.