…Accuses NMA of Undermining Owoeye’s Transformational Reforms
By Chioma Obinna
LAGOS — The Lagos State chapter of the Commerce Union Congress (TUC) has strongly condemned what it described as “baseless” allegations of administrative malpractice leveled towards Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, Appearing Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, by the Nigerian Medical Affiliation (NMA), Lagos State department.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, TUC State Chairman, Comrade Gbenga Ekudayo—represented by Comrade Kehinde Adegoke—dismissed the allegations as a “calculated try to discredit and derail” Dr. Owoeye’s transformative management.
“There isn’t any management disaster on this hospital. The claims of administrative collapse and impropriety in Dr. Owoeye’s reappointment are utterly unfounded,” Ekudayo said. “His reappointment adopted due course of and is in step with public service guidelines. It displays the federal government’s confidence in his competence and continuity.”
The TUC highlighted Dr. Owoeye’s achievements, together with improved employees welfare, infrastructural upgrades, and reforms which have strengthened fairness and professionalism within the establishment.
“Below his management, we’ve seen the long-overdue promotion of employees, the approval and implementation of consultancy standing for hospital pharmacists, and substantial enhancements in hospital infrastructure. These are milestones that can not be ignored,” Adegoke added.
The union accused the NMA of pursuing “self-serving pursuits,” geared toward reversing progressive reforms. “This can be a clear try to hijack the workplace of the medical director and roll again the beneficial properties of the present administration,” the TUC mentioned.
Ekudayo additionally recommended the Federal Ministry of Well being and the Minister of State for Well being, Dr. Isiak Adekunle-Salako, for standing by due course of. He additional praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for selling competence in federal appointments.
Reaffirming their assist, the TUC declared: “We is not going to stay silent whereas the progress made below Dr. Owoeye is undermined. We stand firmly together with his visionary management and the tangible outcomes it has yielded for each employees and sufferers.”
Addressing the roots of the controversy, Adegoke revealed that opposition stemmed from reforms such because the pharmacist consultancy standing—insurance policies already carried out in different federal establishments with out incident. “Why ought to this hospital be the exception?” he queried.
The TUC additionally accused the NMA of launching a media misinformation marketing campaign to govern public notion. Adegoke dismissed claims of disaster, asserting that the hospital stays absolutely purposeful, with employees and sufferers conducting their actions with out disruption.
The TUC referred to as on all stakeholders, together with the NMA, to rise above private pursuits and collaborate in safeguarding the integrity of the nation’s healthcare system.
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