•Accuses protesters of terrorising hospital
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital (FETH), Ido-Ekiti, Dr Lawrence Ayodele, said the three FETHI doctors, who were among the seven doctors who died in an accident, did not take permission for the journey from the hospital’s management.
He has absolved himself of wrongdoing in the death of the doctors. Ayodele told reporters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital yesterday, that those protesting against him are enemies of progress, who believe they can thwart his reappointment because of his reform programme that has plugged many loopholes for corruption.
He also called on security agencies to stop what he described as an act of “terrorising the hospital community” by the protesters.
The CMD said those protesting against his administration were only using the doctors’ death as a cover to achieve their aim of making the hospital ungovernable.
Giving details of his involvement in the treatment of the doctors, Ayodele said as soon as he was informed of the accident about 9pm Sunday evening in Sokoto, he contacted all hospital heads around the area.
His efforts, he recalled, led to the mobilisation of personnel and materials that rescued survivors.
In addition, Dr Ayodele said he made a presentation on the accident to the minister, permanent secretaries and other top government and professional officials the following day, after which he excused himself from the meeting and returned to Ekiti.
He said seven doctors from the Ekiti State Hospital Management Board, Ekiti State Teaching Hospital and FETHI agreed to undertake the journey using a bus belonging to the state’s Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) for the Sokoto conference.
He said: “The seven doctors came together to take an NMA bus and driver. They did not involve our hospital. And the three of them from our hospital did not take permission for the conference.
“So, it is surprising to hear all the way in Sokoto that a group of people under the aegis of Senior Staff Association (SSA) gathered in front of our hospital accusing me of their death. As the sitting Chief Executive, I have no problem with the staff under me.”
Ayodele described the allegations against him as untrue. On the allegation that 42 people died in his 42 months of leadership, the CMD said only five members of staff have died since the inception of his administration.
According to him, a doctor died of neurological disease, a nurse died of AIDS, a man collapsed due to diabetic coma while a young man died for his alleged involvement in diabolical activities and another young man died in an accident in Owo while returning from a meeting.
He pointed out: “These protesters are not protesting because of the accident. They are only using it as a cover.”
Ayodele described the act of closing down the hospital and sending out patients from the wards as acts of terrorism.
“They have beaten up a number of workers, vandalised the Oba’s palace and stopping people from carrying out their duties. They are terrorising the hospital staff.
“Security agencies must not allow these to continue because a few people cannot hijack a federal institution. These people should face the full weight of the law.
“They are trying to make the hospital ungovernable so that government will not renew my appointment.”
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