…CSO raises alarm, calls for police Investigation
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations has alleged rot, fraud and adminstrative rascality against the Chief Medical Ditector Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu Dr Monday Nwite Igwe.
The alleged situation which includes victimization of some staff is reportedly threatening the peace in the hospital.
The appointment of fresh CMD was tactically made to end the lingering crisis in the hospital but unfortunately Dr Monday Nwite Igwe has rather made matters worse.
Leader of the Coalition Comrade Onyebuchi igboke told newsmen at a press briefing in Enugu recently that serious cisis that could lead to total breakdown is looming at the hospital “over abuse of office, corrupt practices, nepotism, tribalism and manifestation of obvious acts of a ‘power drunk’ man by the Medical Director of the hospital Dr Monday Nwite Igwe.”
Family business
It is alleged that Dr Monday Nwite Igwe aside super imposing his wife as the vice principal of the school has since his assumption of office as the MD engaged in nepotism and tribalism as he has flooded the hospital with his kinsmen and women from his home State of Ebonyi:
His wife Mrs Chinonye Igwe is said to be the de facto principal of the school.
“His sister Nurse Sussan Agi is the Head of Nursing Services and her four years senior in ranking Mrs Ruth Buzo-Maduka has been humiliated to work under her as a subordinate for the past one year.
“His brother Mr Friday Oduburu who is a staff of the hospital was contracted to manage the hospital canteen along with his wife.
“He now sells alcoholic drinks in the hospital canteen and he has also taken over the hospital photocopying machine in the library for his use in the canteen.
“Mr Friday Igwe who is the immediate brother to MD is now in-charge of the hospital hall and is contracting same out to outsiders for functions as well as mismanaging the proceeds generated from it without accountability.
“It is alleged that the Medical Director illegally employed one Miss Uju Nwodo, a level 8 staff (his alleged girl-friend) and made her seniors on level 13 to work under her. They are: 1. Dr Ogbonna Kalu-Nta 2. Mrs Judith Nwonye.
“The Medical Director in displaying his skills of planting seed of discord and divide and rule among the staff of the hospital has now forced the staff to belong to the unions and will go directly to their salaries/source to deduct the unions’ dues and share it with the various unions.
“These various unions as a way compensating him will give him awards thereby creating seeds of discord among the staff. The Medical Director is in violation of the fundamental rights of these staff to freedom of association guaranteed them under the constitution.
“The Medical Director by his action has violated the provision of section 12 (4) of the Trade Union Act which provides that membership of trade unions shall be voluntary and no employee shall be forced to join any or be victimized for refusing to join or remain a member. Also, by the provision of section 9 (6) of the labour act, no employer shall make a condition of employment that a worker shall or shall not join a trade union or shall not relinquish membership of a trade union.
“It is alleged that the Medical Director has assembled some able bodied men/staff as his hit squad and named them “CATCH AM” who he has saddled with handling of mentally challenged/ill patients without any form of training. They beat and abuse these patients and handcuff them in this process. He uses the squad to divert patients to his private clinic.”
The Coalition of CSO at the media parley held at the Enugu press centre urged the Inspector General to investigate these allegations.
They also availed the media with copies of the petition addressed to the Inspector General of Police.
