By Peter Omopo
The management of the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital (FUTATH) has clarified the salary structure for its workforce following the institution’s transition from a state owned facility to a federal teaching hospital.
In a statement issued in Akure by the hospital’s Head of Public Relations, Tope Fayehun, the management explained that the institution currently operates with two categories of employees whose salaries are paid by different tiers of government.
According to the statement, permanent staff inherited from the former Ondo State owned hospital remain on the payroll of the Ondo State Government, while the Federal Government is responsible for paying the salaries of non regular staff recruited to sustain the hospital’s operations following its transition to a federal institution.
The clarification follows concerns generated by remarks attributed to the hospital’s Chief Medical Director, Professor Olusegun Ojo. The management stated that the comments had been misconstrued and were never intended to suggest that the Federal Government had assumed responsibility for the salaries of all categories of workers.
It explained that the Federal Government’s intervention is limited to the remuneration of non regular personnel employed to ensure uninterrupted healthcare service delivery during the transition period.
FUTATH further noted that the current arrangement is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Federal Government and the Ondo State Government at the point of the hospital’s transfer.
The management added that both governments have continued to fulfil their respective obligations to ensure the smooth operation of the institution while the transition process is being fully implemented.
Reaffirming its commitment to transparency and quality healthcare delivery, the hospital urged members of the public and stakeholders to disregard misinformation capable of creating unnecessary anxiety.
The management also expressed appreciation to both the Federal Government and the Ondo State Government for their continued support and called for sustained cooperation as the institution strengthens its role as a federal tertiary healthcare facility.
