Ooni Gives Sacked OAUTHC Workers N10m, 1,000 Bags Of Rice

The staff of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife who were recently disengaged by the hospital management have been given the sum of 10 million naira by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.

The monarch also gave the workers who had been protesting their disengagement one thousand bags of rice.

Oba Ogunwusi said the move was to ameliorate the worker’s suffering occasioned by the nonpayment of their 11-month salaries.

The Ooni of Ife, who announced the donation while addressing the angry youths who occupied his Ile Oodua Palace on Monday, assured them that he is currently working with relevant stakeholders including the Federal Ministry of Health among others to resolve the crisis.

He said, “It is your right to protest if you feel an injustice has been done to you all, but I want you to apply wisdom to achieve beneficial results. I am dedicating myself and the ancient throne of Oduduwa to fight this fight to a logical conclusion.

“I am happy that you all have demonstrated the core Omoluabi ethos of descendants of Oduduwa by allowing operations to resume at the hospital upon receiving my message. You have honoured me and I pray that God will honour you all.

“Beyond that, I wish to assure you that the palace will support your dreams and aspirations in life even beyond the OAUTHC. I believe that most of you have big dreams and you are only looking for how to achieve them but I am calling on you all to use me as a ladder to reach your peak in life,” the Ooni said.

Speaking on behalf of the disengaged workers, Samson Falope, appreciated the Ooni for his kind gesture.

He said, “Kabiyesi you have wiped our tears and we pray that God Almighty perfect all your affairs, sir. We cannot thank you enough especially as these people (OAUTHC Management) almost turned us to nuisance after using us for about 15 months without pay.”