CMD Cautions Doctors against Fierce Succession Battle

Being part of the ways to give incentives to its staff, the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti , Dr Lawrence Ayodele, has warned the doctors in the hospital to desist from fierce succession battle, as his tenure expires September , 2016.,

Ayodele, a psychiatry consultant also disclosed that a total of 1,649 workers have been promoted in the last three years by the hospital’s board.

Speaking in Ido Ekiti yesterday, Ayodele said the outstanding November and December salaries, which had caused some unrest in the hospital in recent time, as well as arrears of allowances of 2014 and 2015 respectively have been paid.

He said the hospital has keyed into the Treasury Single Account introduced by President Muhammadu Buhari, as part of the efforts to curtail financial recklessness in the hospital.

He said a total of 971 and 678 senior and junior staff respectively were promoted since he ascended the position, contrary to rumour being peddled against him that he had denied the staff promotion.

The medical practitioner added that his predecessor, Dr Ololade Ojo appointed her wife as the head of National Health Insurance Scheme in the hospital based on competence and experience, saying he never influenced the position for her wife as being peddled around.

Ayodele, who described leadership tussle pummeling the hospital as regrettable, charged those scrambling for the position of the CMD to wait until the expiration of his tenure by September, 2016, rather than stoking the fire of crisis that could rip the hospital apart.

On the claim by his detractors that the hospital was getting over N2 billion to execute projects annually, Ayodele stated that the highest he had ever collected for capital projects was N130 million , saying most of the projects were being done through Internally Generated Revenue.

“My detractors had never stopped peddling lies against me since I assumed office . It is sad that most of these crises were being instigated by a former CMD, who had benefited from the system.

“I want to say that the kind of reforms I have brought on board, particularly the establishment of Procurement committee has not gone down well with some staff. Through this process, Contracts were being diligently awarded and I stopped payment into individuals’ accounts and direct payment of money to staff to stop embezzlement”, he said.

On the allegation raised by Ekiti Youths Against Corrupt Leaders that some major equipment had broken down, Ayodele said: “To ensure efficiency, my administration has bought a mobile x-ray worth N8.5 million to replace the one that was faulty, while the dialysis machine, Ultrasound , Ambulances and other equipment were being well serviced.