Maduako Igbokwe Onitsha
ONITSHA, Nigeria – Medical Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Amaku -Awka, Anambra state has appealed to the state governor Chief Willie Obiano to appoint Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital from members of MDCAN.
This appealed was contained in a speech delivered by the chairman of MDCAN-COUTH Dr. Chukwudi Okani during 2020 annual general meeting and award giving ceremony of the association on Thursday in Awka.
Okani said ,the consultants are better positioned to take the hospital to greater height because it has all it takes to do so.
” We wish to appeal to His Excellency Chief Willie Obiano to give us the chance to elect CMD from a team of Medical Consultants at COOUTH Awka, who have what it takes to pilot the affairs of teaching Hospital.
“In the next appointment of CMD, the hospital management as a body functioning as eyes and ears of the State chief executive should be allowed to perform their statutory functions by making recommendations to HE on who become the next CMD” he said.
He also appealed to Obiano to prioritize the welfare of the MDCAN members in the hospital for greater Productivity.
Okani urged the governor to implement the 100 percent emoluments promised last year instead of the current 70 percent payment they are receiving in the institution. According to him, the internally generated revenue IGR of hospital has improved and the emoluments could be achieved through the money from the hospital IGR without much from the government.
” The efforts of HE has started yielding the desired dividends at COOUTH- Amaku Awka. The IGR has drastically improved. We , therefore, appeal to HE for his blessings so that our emoluments, which is currently at 70percent is upgraded to 100 percent as we were promised one year ago. The upgrading can be achieved with the IGR sir” he said.
