The Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has approved the termination of the appointments of the newly recruited health workers for the University of Osun Teaching Hospital, days after their recruitment was ratified.
According to Daily Post, the termination of the appointments was contained in a document which was duly signed by the Director of Administration, Dr. Owolade O. A.
The Teaching Hospital notified the newly recruited staffs that their employment has been nullified by the state government.
The message read, “NOTIFICATION: SUSPENSION OF STAFF RECRUITMENT.
“This is to inform the newly recruited staff to the outreach centers that the recruitment exercise earlier conducted had been nullified in accordance with the Osun State Government directives.
“This notification supercedes the earlier memorandum released.
Thank you.”
It was gathered that the newly appointed employees were to provide healthcare services at the Teaching Hospital’s outreach centers.
The initial recruitment exercise had been carried out with much anticipation, as it was seen as a ray of hope for many job seekers in the state.
Many of this affected workers have disclosed that the reasons behind the sudden turnaround by the governor remained a subject of speculations which has left many to wonder about their fate.
“We resumed early October 2023 but before we received our salary for the month, we were asked to go home on October 19, 2023.
“The excuse is that the appointment exceeded the number of employees required.
“We are still hoping they would call us back. The information we heard was that they recruited more than they needed,” one of the affected staff, who pleaded anonymity, said.
While confirming the report, the UTH Chief Medical Director, Prof Olaitan Peter, said, “Yes, it is true.”
