Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Uyi Igbe, has pleaded for the recall of the sacked Permanent Secretary in the Edo State Hospitals Management Board, Ofure Eboreime, and Chief Medical Director of the Central Hospital, Benin City, Edith Kayode-Iyasere.
The duo were relieved of their appointments last week by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for their alleged role in engaging casual workers in the Central Hospital.
Igbe, who led the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Philip Shaibu, Elizabeth Ativie and Folly Ogedengbe to the Governor’s office to plead for the sacked doctors, begged Oshiomhole to temper justice with mercy.
“We are here, the leadership of EDHA, to see you concerning Dr. Ofure Eboreime, the Permanent Secretary, Hospital Management Board and Dr. Mrs. Edith Iyasere, Chief Medical Director, HMB.
“The House Standing Committee on Health one time went to the hospital and did oversight functions there and we found that Dr Eboreime is somebody who is very competent and capable.
“We are here to appeal to you, Sir, to on compassionate grounds temper justice with mercy and recall these two persons, Dr. O. Eboreime and Dr. Mrs. Edith Iyasere.”
The Speaker added: “We know that normally, you will not compromise on standards. We appreciate that because that is the reason Edo State has move to the position it is today.
“Sir, I am sure, every now and then, people make mistakes and I am sure this is one of the mistakes that people make and I ask on their behalf that you please forgive them”.
Ogedegbe, who is representing Owan East, and who also joined his voice in appealing to the Governor to temper justice with mercy and recall the duo, said: “Even then as NLC president, we know your stand on casualisation, you fought against casualisation of workers and I can imagine how embarrassed you were when you got to know that there were casual workers in the state service where you have long given directives that it should not be.
Source: dailyindependent
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