Government has confirmed Dr. Prosper Akambong as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).
As a major referral health facility serving the three regions of the north, the TTH has been without a substantive CEO for almost a year.
This created room for several interest groups within and outside to mount pressure on President John Mahama to appoint a substantive CEO for the hospital.
Health Minister, Dr. Kweku Agyemang Mensah announced that Dr. Prosper Akambong has been confirmed as substantive CEO of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
He was in the region on a duty tour of some health facilities as part of government’s preparedness to deal with the deadly Ebola disease.
Elated Dr. Akambong told Citi News all inclusiveness will remain his policy.
He reaffirmed his commitment to motivate staff to take up refresher courses but however called for an end to factionalism there to achieve the hospital’s objectives.
Citi News gathered that the TTH Board will on Wednesday September 3, 2014 hold a news conference to officially outdoor Dr. Prosper Akambong.
Reacting to the announcement, one of the opposing factions to Dr. Akambong’s appointment called the Changli Youth Parliament of NDC claimed government’s decision was ill-informed.
The group’s Secretary, Alhassan Abdul-Barik insinuated that the hospital’s Board of Directors misled government to confirm Dr. Prosper Akambong as the substantive CEO.
“The conflict of interest by the caretaker board Chairman started when the former CEO, Dr. Ken Sagoe handed over to the current acting CEO, Dr. Prosper Akambong; he did push for the acting CEO to be made the substantive CEO without any interview which was vehemently resisted by some Board members and the Ministry of Health.”
Alhassan Abdul-Barik said due diligence was not followed for which reason the decision should be overturned.
By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana