By Daniel Tyokua
All is not well in the Federal Capital Territory Hospital Management Board over alleged plan to flush out medical consultants in the hospitals
The medical consultants are questioning the rationale behind the appointment of Dr Mohammed Kawu, which according to them, lack the qualifications to be appointed as the DG, and is also excluded from the new Civil service rule.
Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan had in a memo date July 27, addressed to all permanent secretaries, Accountant -General of the Federation, Auditor -General of the Federation and Heads of Extra Ministerial Departments, ordered strict compliance with the revised rules.
The new rules also introduced a tenure policy for permanent secretaries who are now required to spend four years in office which is renewable subject to performance.
But the war in FCT Hospital Management Board has taken a dangerous corner following the DG’s alleged haste in implementing the revised civil service rules which requires ” a Director SGL on 17 or its equivalent by whatever nomenclature it is described in MDAs shall compulsorily retire upon serving eight years on the post”
The aggrieved doctors have also complained that the DG has no business to still be hanging on, since the hospital Management Board currently doesn’t have board members.
They said the Board had long been dissolved, but the DG is still occupying the office, and is fighting to flush out consultants out of the system.
Findings by The AUTHORITY, revealed that the consultants among other doctors have over the years grumbled over the appointment of Kawu by the former Minister of FCT to head the Board as Director General.
According to them, the appointment was a display of nepotism by the former Minister, and outright breach of the Act, establishing the Board.
They cited Part III ( 10) of the Act, which says, ” the Director General shall hold a post graduate medical fellowship qualification obtained of at least eight years prior to his appointment as Director General “.
When contacted, the Director General of FCT Hospital Management Board, Dr Mohammed Kawu said the issue had since been resolved.
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“We have resolved the matter, medical consultants are excluded from the revised civil service rule, letters will be issued to the medical consultants accordingly” he said.
