One of the cardinal objectives and policy thrust of
President Buhari Administration is the fight against corruption; however, this
is not the case of the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal
Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos State, Dr. Oluwayemi Cecilia Ogun who
was alleged to have refused to vacate her office as the CMD despite clocking
the mandatory retirement age of 60years since September 23, 2019.
This contravenes and is in deviance to the Public Service
Rules (PSR) 0202810 of Chapter two (2) in relations to retirement, which
states,
“The Compulsory retirement age for all grades in the service
shall be 60 years or 35 years of Pensionable service whichever is earlier, and
no officer shall be allowed to remain in service after attaining the retirement
age of 60 years”.
Our investigation as confirmed by very credible sources who
sought anonymity, revealed that the process for the appointment of a Medical
Director of the Neuropsychiatric hospital Yaba in 2017, was skewed to favour
the appointment of Dr. Ogun, owing to her affinity with the immediate past
minister of health Dr Isaac Adewole, who disregarded the rules as advertised
which prescribed the eligibility criteria of not being above the age of Fifty
Five Years (55) as at the time of applying for the position of Medical Director
as opposed to the regular standard obtainable for the appointment of medical
directors across board for other Federal Medical Institutions in Nigeria.
From information gathered, her appointment specifically
violated the 6th requirement for the position as advertised at the time that
“candidate must not be more than fifty five (55) years of age, as Dr. Ogun was
already 58 years old when she was appointed ( find attached Publication and
nominal Roll)
Notwithstanding the curious circumstance of her now elapsed
appointment, The investigators also gathered that the CMD who clocked 60
on 23rd September, has refused to proceed on terminal leave, as required by
law and has now resorted to lobbying high level officers of the Ministry
of Health, to extend her tenure, by referring to an already suspended circular
by Mr. President on tenureship which is an affront to the anti-corruption
agenda of the Federal Government.
It has also generated bad blood amongst her colleagues who
are of the view that the intent to elongate her elapsed tenure is vile
considering the manner she vigorously fought her predecessor who allegedly
attempted to extend tenure illegally.
However a petition has been written against her by the JOINT
HEALTH SECTOR UNION for gross abuse of office and corruption.
In the petition sighted by our Investigators, dated
15th of February 2019, she was accused by staff members amongst others of
outsourcing the account department without going through the necessary
procedures, which is strongly against the Financial regulation of the
establishment.
It was gathered that she was also once invited by police
force headquarters CID Alagbon, Lagos to answer for allegations of corruption
and abuse of office.
It was also noted that in 2018, she singlehandedly bought a
vehicle worth N40million with funds meant for another purpose despite having
two functional official vehicles.
our source also hinted us that she bought a personal 2019
model Camry car worth 26million naira which was packed in front of her
quarters.
Similarly, she was accused of having sacked all hospital
contractors and suppliers, awarded contracts to her relatives at exorbitant
prices far above the amount previous contractors charged, according to the
petition. Most of the companies used for the hospital contract owned by her
husband and cronies.
All efforts to contact her proved abortive as at the time of
filling this report.
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