The Executive Director of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has alleged that the dismissed CEO and board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital did not qualify to manage the hospital because they have questionable pasts.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026the way the CEO himself was appointed was chaotic and in itself, it was wrong. These are guys who have very questionable pasts and I don\u2019t know how they ended up being CEOs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He remarked that whoever appointed them to take charge of \u00a0Korle Bu \u201cdid a great disservice to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Cudjoe subsequently attributed the challenges and agitations at the hospital to the incompetence of the management.<\/p>\n
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been in the news over the past few months following agitations by the senior staff for the removal of the hospital\u2019s acting CEO and the dissolution of the board.<\/p>\n
The senior staff cited mismanagement of internally generated funds, and victimization of outspoken staff members.<\/p>\n
The President last week appointed a new acting CEO which forced the dismissed acting CEO, Rev. Okpoti Botchway to revert to his position as a hospital board member.<\/p>\n
But the board chairman, Eddie Annan and Rev. Botchway have both since resigned from the board.<\/p>\n
The IMANI boss believes the entire management must be overhauled to get the hospital to run effectively.<\/p>\n
He lamented over the prevailing practice in Ghana where critical institutions like the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital are run by \u201cpolitical animals.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnytime you mix politics with the lives of people, then you really get the backlash\u2026it is becoming too much,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n
Mr. Cudjoe asked: \u201cWhat business did they have running the health institution? What business did they have? …given their past, the businesses they\u2019ve run, there is no connection to managing health care facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he was convinced that if government cuts its subvention to Korle Bu, their challenges will be over because \u201cthere is a lot of money in Korle Bu that can be generated. Korle Bu is in such a sorry state right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further claimed that Eddie Annan and his team had their own \u201cpersonal ambitions and that is the reason why all these conflicts are going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Vice President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Kabonu wants the government to investigate the Korle Bu Board and management.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigations must continue and let no one be shielded on this issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He supported calls for the dissolution of the entire board and management of the hospital since \u201cthey have lost control.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Kabonu questioned the capacity of the newly appointed acting CEO, Dr. Gilbert Buckle to run the affairs of the hospital saying, \u201cdoes he have that clout? Is he capable of making sure that the various departments work?\u201d<\/p>\n
According to him, the President should have reconstituted the Korle Bu Board before an appointment of a CEO was made.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should have put the board in place for the board to look out for the right person to appoint as a CEO because as at now, we have a dysfunctional board and yet, the President has appointed a CEO,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n
Mr. Kabonu added that existing challenges at the hospital will persist if \u201cthe new board comes in and they don\u2019t have an operational relationship with Dr. Buckle.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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