Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, FETHI, has denied using money earmarked for staff salaries and emolument to execute capital projects.

 

The hospital’s management said all FETHI staff, including striking members of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, have been paid May and June salaries as opposed to allegation of being owed salaries.

 

Management of the hospital in a statement by its public relations officer, Mr. Kunle Adeboyejo, in Ado Ekiti, at the weekend, said: “Staff salaries are paid directly from Abuja into individual accounts. Also, payment for contract is done directly from Abuja for specified projects yearly. The Chief Medical Director, CMD, has no access to staff salaries and contract funds.”

 

It refuted allegations of financial mismanagement levelled by the striking ARD members against the CMD, Dr. Majekodunmi Ayodele, describing it as spurious and an attempt to bring him to disrepute.

 

The hospital consequently urged the doctors to resume work immediately in the interest of the nation.

 

 

It would be recalled that doctors in some institutions, including FETHI, are on strike over demand for remuneration accruing from skipping of a grade level and other issues bothering on their welfare.

 

ARD members at FETHI had in a statement last week by their president, Dr. Otutoaja Uzoma, and general secretary, Dr. Ekundayo Oladeji, blamed the inability of the hospital’s management to meet their demands on an alleged financial management by the CMD.

 

But the hospital management said “the CMD has been managing the financial resources of the hospital prudently.”

 

By: National Mirror