AKURE, ONDO STATE– The Management of the Federal University of Technology Akure Mentor Health Center (FUTA) has actually launched an energetic defence of its continuous administrative reforms, dismissing recent claims of personnel intimidation by the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) as unfounded and deceptive.
The rebuttal follows a strike notification issued by the NUAHP Ondo State Council, which implicated the healthcare facility’s leadership of approximate staff eliminations, strong transfers, and a culture of office intimidation.
Reorganizing a Struggling Organization
In a declaration released in Akure on Monday, April 6, 2026, the Head of Public Relations, Tope Fayehun, argued that the current friction is a by-product of the hospital’s shift from a state facility to a Federal Tertiary Medical Centre.
Fayehun kept in mind that prior to the federal takeover, the institution had actually battled with ingrained inadequacies that sustained “health tourism,” requiring residents to seek specific care outside Ondo State.
The present management, backed by the Federal Ministry of Health, keeps that the deliberate strides to update facilities and strengthen regulatory oversight are required to reposition the medical facility for remarkable service delivery.
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Addressing the Allegations of Intimidation
The management denied that transfers or personnel movements were punitive, explaining them rather as part of a transparent and collective process focused on boosting coordination.
While the NUAHP leaders view these changes as powerful, the healthcare facility administration insists they are vital for clinical efficiency.
Fayehun highlighted that these reforms have actually been acknowledged and supported by other categories of healthcare workers within the institution, suggesting that the NUAHP’s position does not represent the consensus of the hospital’s whole workforce.
Despite the strike hazard, the healthcare facility management has actually urged the NUAHP executives to shelve their prepared withdrawal of service and return to the negotiating table.
The administration emphasized that undisturbed caring look after patients ought to stay the main focus throughout this transitional duration.
Sustaining the Momentum of Progress
The FUTA Teaching Hospital management maintains that the shift procedure is a momentum of development that requires the cooperation of all expert bodies.
By shifting from a state-level operation to a federal university mentor hospital, the management aims to remove the requirement for locals to travel somewhere else for complicated medical procedures.
The statement concluded with a reaffirmation of the hospital’s dedication to open dialogue, worrying that cooperation, not conflict, is the only viable course toward making sure the health center fulfills its required as a center of medical quality in Nigeria’s South-West.