The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to reinstate Professor Monday Igwe as the Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu.
The committee issued the directive in its ruling on a petition brought before the House by Igwe against the Federal Ministry of Health and Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, challenging his removal as the Medical Director of the institution.
After hearing from all parties involved, the committee concluded that President Bola Tinubu was misled when he replaced Igwe as the Medical Director.
The committee chairman, Mike Ataba, stated in his ruling: “We have listened to this matter. We don’t need to call the Honourable Minister of Health for State. Mr. President has been misled for him to replace this man (Igwe). And the House’s position is that this man be reinstated back to his duties, and that will be our recommendation to the floor.”
In his petition to the House, Igwe contended that his suspension and subsequent termination of his appointment did not follow laid-down procedures. He prayed the parliament to declare his suspension and termination illegal and direct the government to reinstate him.
