The over 1,500 sacked staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, on Friday, protested the plan by the management of the hospital to conduct examinations for certain cadre that would be considered for employment.
The workers were laid off by the Federal Government following alleged irregularities in their recruitment process.
The protesters who blocked the main gates of the hospital, preventing human and vehicular movement in and out of the complex,
called for the suspension of the examination.
One of the disengaged staff, Samson Falope, who spoke to newsmen, noted that the circular stated that the examination would be conducted on March 9, at the Command Day Secondary School, Army Barrack, Ede, Osun.
“What we discovered was that the circular for the conduct of recruitment exercise under the June 2022 recruitment waiver has been released, which led to the protest.
“The ministry in charge had been notified, the House of Representatives and the National Assembly were aware too. All we are waiting for is their intervention and resolution.
“We are hopeful that the examination would be suspended indefinitely,” he said.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of OAUTHC, Miss Kemi Fasoto, said the examination would be conducted by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as scheduled.
