HEDA threatens lawsuit, other actions if health minister fails to probe Ogun FMC director
A rights group has petitioned minister of health Osagie Ehanire to investigate the medical director at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Adewale Musa-Olomu, for allegedly falsifying his age, funds mismanagement, among other misconducts.
In a statement sent to Peoples Gazette on Sunday, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda vowed to file a lawsuit if the minister refuses to act on its petition to investigate.
The group, through its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, demanded the minister “suspend the Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre- Abeokuta, Ogun State; Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu, and do a thorough investigation.”
HEDA vowed to take “further actions including but not limited to reporting to higher authorities, litigation, media briefing among others,” if the health minister failed to “take action now as we look forward to a veracious outcome.”
Mr Suraju said his organisation will monitor the situation to further ensure that human rights are recognised and to ensure accountability and environmental justice in Nigeria and Africa.
The All Youths Reoriented Initiative of Nigeria (AYRION) had in a suit in November, accused the Ogun FMC director of employing his biological son, and going ahead to grant him study leave with pay, barely a year into his appointment.
This goes against the Public Service Rule 100223, which allows study leave to be granted to a confirmed serving officer.
Punch reported in June that four other officers were granted study leave around the same time, however, the director authorised for only his son to receive monthly salary during his leave.
The newspaper also reported that during Mr Musa-Olomu’s time as MD, the hospital’s payroll increased with over 1,700 workers.
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