A delegation of over eighty resident doctors under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku/Ozalla, on Thursday stormed the South East Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu.

They are demanding for the resignation and investigation of the Deputy Director of Finance of the Institution, Mr. Onuchukwu Chukwudi by the anti-graft agency.

Speaking on behalf of the protesting doctors, the President of the group, Dr.Nwidenyi Isiah said they came to the Commission to solicit for urgent intervention.

He said; “Today,we have come to visit you, today we have come to plead with you to rescue us from shackles of corruption, misappropriation of public funds by the management of the hospital. Today, we have come so you can rescue us from many years of stealing, draconian policies and administrative quagmire that has left our residency training in shambles.”

Speaking further, Nwidenyi said that for many years policies being churned out by the management have been detrimental and inimical to the progress of the doctors and the development of research,training and service delivery of the hospital.

He alleged that the deputy director of finance in connivance with the Chief Executive of the hospital had over the past four years deducted and embezzled the sum of N98,000.00 each from resident doctors and N60,000.00 from all the house officers totalling about N400 Million.

He equally accused Mr. Chukwudi of other alleged infractions and specifically mentioned the misapplying and misappriopriation of the sum of N200 Million released into the GIFMIS Account of the hospital as shortfall for two months salary by the federal government which a small part was used in paying a few doctors with the rest not being accounted for.

Speaking while receiving the delegation, the new zonal head, Usman Imam while assuring the doctors of the Commission’s willingness to address their grievances, noted that the Commission is very serious in the realization of its mandate of fighting economic and financial crimes.

“We want to sanitize the system so that we might be able to bequeath a better and decent society to our children. I will assure you on behalf of the Executive Chairman of the Commission,Ibrahim Magu that we will look at the petition and will revert back to you in due course.” He said

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Every time they keep shouting that the health sector is under funded but if EFCC and the Fed Govt will beam a searchlight on the teaching hospitals, they will be shocked at the monumental frauds being perpetuated there by these CMDs, the directors of finance and some times iñ connivance with top shots in budget office.
For e.g., where cmd will make demands for emolumments of some resident doctors, receive the funds but won't employ them or the stipulated number. Sometimes, it's equipment which they seek to buy but will never buy it after receiving the funds and of course they liaise with their finance directors who are ever ready to show accounts of purchase. Of course, federal govt will not come to their state to look for a particular equipment in a hospital.
Then the illegal deductions from their resident doctors salaries. Sometimes, some certain entitlements are denied them entirely meanwhile, the hospital collected it from the Fed Govt. Luth is a typical example in this.

He alleged that the deputy director of finance in connivance with the Chief Executive of the hospital had over the past four years deducted and embezzled the sum of N98,000.00 each from resident doctors and N60,000.00 from all the house officers totalling about N400 Million.

Corruption has eaten deep into every agency in this nation.
Thanking God the new Sherrif (PMB) came to replace the thieves and corrupt politicians that raped and squandered our country's wealth and says STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION.

EFCC get ready....A while load if job await you guys!

Here we go

Too bad if they are levied to pay these unsolicited and unwarrranted funds from the doctors .. proper investigation needs to be conducted and if found guilty , all the officers should be prosecuted .

Nice one

He will sort his way out

Too many rot in our systems and institutions. For this country to move forward we need more whistle blowers to expose corruption in every government parastatal. This corruption has become unbearable from ghost workers to racketeering, budget padding, stealing in different forms abeg all hands must be on deck to reduce or end this menace called corruption.

Corruption in high and low places, corruption everywhere

This UNTH Enugu is the worst teaching hospital I have seen. there are too many cases of corruption.

Show of shame in the high echelon of knowledge!
why can't people just act right!!!!!

eyeview:
Every time they keep shouting that the health sector is under funded but if EFCC and the Fed Govt will beam a searchlight on the teaching hospitals, they will be shocked at the monumental frauds being perpetuated there by these CMDs, the directors of finance and some times iñ connivance with top shots in budget office.
For e.g., where cmd will make demands for emolumments of some resident doctors, receive the funds but won't employ them or the stipulated number. Sometimes, it's equipment which they seek to buy but will never buy it after receiving the funds and of course they liaise with their finance directors who are ever ready to show accounts of purchase. Of course, federal govt will not come to their state to look for a particular equipment in a hospital.
Then the illegal deductions from their resident doctors salaries. Sometimes, some certain entitlements are denied them entirely meanwhile, the hospital collected it from the Fed Govt. Luth is a typical example in this.

You are correct. One unwritten prerequisite for becoming a CMD is readiness to collude and steal.

TheGreenLand:

He alleged that the deputy director of finance in connivance with the Chief Executive of the hospital had over the past four years deducted and embezzled the sum of N98,000.00 each from resident doctors and N60,000.00 from all the house officers totalling about N400 Million.

Corruption has eaten deep into every agency in this nation.
Thanking God the new Sherrif (PMB) came to replace the thieves and corrupt politicians that raped and squandered our country's wealth and says STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION.

EFCC get ready....A while load if job await you guys!

You mean Jibril is the new sheriffat in town?

JONATHAN97:
This UNTH Enugu is the worst teaching hospital I have seen. there are too many cases of corruption.

Shut up !!!
Are you sure you know where UNTH is situated.

Arrrh! ChuChu Onuchukwu! I knew it, UNTH is like there family business.

Corruption under Buhari is mind boggling!