EKSG Suspends CMD For Beating Wife
Report has it that the Chief Medical Director of Ekiti State Specialist Hospital, Ikere – Ekiti, Dr. Olubiyi Olaolu Abidemi has been suspended by the state government.
The CMD is being punished for allegedly inflicting neck injury on his wife during a domestic misunderstanding.
The wife, Dr. (Mrs) Olubiyi Adenike, a lecturer at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti was said to be hospitalized after the incident.
An official statement from Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Human Services and made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, informed that Olubiyi was suspended by the State Hospitals Management Board following ”the seriousness of a case of gross misconduct reported against him which established the fact that he violated Ekiti Public Service Rules 030301(ii) and 030402(x)
The statement said the Suspended CMD has been prohibited from carrying out his official duties pending further investigation in line with the provisions of the State Public Service Rules
It further directed him to hand over his duties as CMD of the State Specialist Hospital, Ikere to Dr Catherine Iyabo Akinsipe with immediate effect .
The statement stressed the commitment of Government towards rewarding excellent performance, diligence and dedication to duties, and warned also that Government would not look away when Government officials do not abide by the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.
