The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), Dr Olatunde Alabi, has denied allegations of a severe manpower shortage at the hospital.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday, Alabi responded to claims by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) that the hospital was facing an industrial crisis and staff shortages.
Contrary to ARD’s claim that the hospital has only 43 doctors, Alabi stated that FTHL currently has 228 doctors still in service at the teaching hospital.
He clarified that this includes 49 resident doctors, 86 consultants, 42 medical officers, 43 house officers, and seven visiting consultants in specialised fields where there are shortages.
Alabi described ARD’s claim as a deliberate attempt to tarnish the hospital’s reputation, calling it misleading and embarrassing…
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