The Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI) has denied allegations levelled by the striking members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in the hospital, against their Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr Majekodunmi Ayodele, describing them as “spurious and an attempt to bring him to disrepute.”
FETHI in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Kunle Adeboyejo, at the weekend, urged the doctors to resume work in the interest of patients and the nation.
Doctors in some institutions including FETHI are on strike over demand for remunerations, accruing from skipping of a grade level and other issues bothering on their welfare.
They had alleged that the Federal Government had approved the payment of the allowance, but that the governor had allegedly refused to pay them. ARD at FETHI had claimed in a statement, last week, by its president Dr Otutoaja Uzoma, and General Secretary, Dr Ekundayo Oladeji that the inability of the hospital management to meet their demands on the alleged financial management style of the CMD.
The hospital management, however said, “The CMD has been managing the financial resources of the hospital prudently,” adding that he had no access to staff salaries and contract funds.
It denied the allegation that the CMD had been using money earmarked for staff salaries and emolument to implement capital projects, saying “staff salaries are paid directly from Abuja to individual accounts. Also, payment for contract is done directly from Abuja for specified projects yearly.”
The hospital management said all FETHI staff including the striking ARD members had been paid May and June salaries as against their allegation of being owed salaries.
It said the additional remuneration accruing from skipping of a full grade level being demanded by the striking doctors, “has not been addressed by the Federal Ministry of Health for now. It is not true that the hospital has received any money either in lieu of payment of skipping of a grade or relativity allowances.”
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