FTHL Crisis: CMD Sues For Peace, Harmonious Coexistence Among Staff

 

 

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja

 

 

 

In the wake of protracted face-off between Resident Doctors and the management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja (FTHL), the Chief Medical Director, Dr. Olatunde Alabi has sued for peace and harmonious coexistence among the management and the entire staff of the organisation to end the development.

Dr. Alabi made the call while speaking at an enlarged stakeholders forum held at the hospital’s premises in Lokoja on Tuesday, to chat the way forward on effective healthcare delivery service and provision of enabling atmosphere for staff to live above board in the discharge of their duties.

The Chief Medical Director also stressed the need for staff to embrace acts and behaviours that would boost productivity in health care services.

To set the record straight, Dr. Alabi debunked some of the allegations of the Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (FTHL) levelled against the management such as total collapse of health services, none employment of medical doctors for years running and lack of medical facilities among others.

He clarified that the hospital has lived up to expectations and will continue to live above board in its duties , denouncing the allegation of total collapse of health services.

He described the claim as false and calculated attempt to ridicule the management.

On the insinuation by the Resident Doctors that the hospital currently has only 43 doctors, the CMD said that it is not true.

According to him “Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, as I speak with you has a total of 228 medical doctors. This is verifiable. Out of this number, we have 86 Consultants, 7 Visiting Consultants, 49 Resident Doctors, 32 Medical Officers and 43 House Officers

“We have adequate facilities to function well. We are recruiting doctors and other categories of medical personnel regularly as the need arises. Iam not owing any salary arrears to any staff

“I don’t have any problem with any doctor. Some of my best friends in the hospital are Resident Doctors. I don’t have problem with them at all

“Let us work collectively in harmony to achieve the desired results in our healthcare delivery service” the Chief Medical Director appeal.

Representative of Kogi State’s Commissioner of Health, National Orientation Agency, Public Complaint Commission, Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council and Maigeri of Lokoja in their separate contributions during the stakeholders meeting, called for regular gathering of this nature.

They noted that stakeholders gathering will always provides a better forum to rub minds on how the hospital can grow and avert crisis of any form.

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