The Federal Government appointed a new acting CMD on Monday in order to address the leadership problem caused by the appointment of two acting Chied Medical Directors for Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun state.
The leadership crisis in the hospital over the past two weeks was brought on by letters the Federal Ministry of Health had sent to Dr. Afolabi Owojuyigbe and Professor Olayinka Adegbehingbe asking them to serve as the CMD.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engr. Funso Adebiyi, led a delegation to the hospital to break the deadlock, according to a statement from the hospital’s public relations officer, “Kemi Fasooto.”
At the end of about 7 hours meeting with the different unions in the hospital, the union unanimously agreed to have Professor Lateef Salawu as acting CMD of the hospital.
the statement reads; “Professor Lateef Salawu has been appointed as the Acting Chief Medical Director (Ag CMD) of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, by the Federal Government, effective immediately.
“This decision was made today (Monday) after a seven-hour meeting involving the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Engineer ‘Funsho Adebiyi, and other stakeholders of the institution.
“Before his appointment, Professor Salawu served as a Consultant of Haematology and Dean of the Faculty of Basic Sciences at the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife”.
However, during a press briefing held at the OAUTHC auditorium following the meeting, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health announced that Professor Salawu will serve for a maximum period of six months until a substantive CMD is appointed.