The Board of Trustees, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria has petitioned the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, over alleged “unlawful re-appointment” of Dr Tosan Erhabor as Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN).
In the petition addressed to the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, the board alleged breach of extant rules in a purported renewal of appointment of Erhabor as MLSCN Registrar, for another four years.
A copy of the petition, signed by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mrs Adunni Udu, and obtained by Blueprint in Abuja, Thursday, states that Erhabor headed the Council in Acting capacity for three years from June 2015, before he was confirmed as substantive Registrar in Aug. 2019.
According to the board, such appointment was an aberration of extant rule which states that appointment in acting capacity should not exceed six months.
The board also alleged that the Registrar failed to tender his retirement letter from MLSCN as a career officer, at the point of taking up the appointment in substantive capacity as required by civil service rule.
Specifically, the board contended that the appointment was a subversion of extant provisions of “Interpretation of Public Service Rules on Compulsory Retirement Age/Year of Service in Relation to Tenured Appointments of Serving Public Officer”.
The board alleged that Erhabor did not tender his retirement letter from MLSCN as a career officer at the point of taking up the appointment in substantive capacity as required by the rule.
The board added that it would not hesitate to seek redress in court if Erhabor was not relieved of his position as Registrar of MLSCN on July 22, when he would be 60 years.
However, when contacted, an official of the Ministry, who pleaded anonymity, said “the ministry has received the petition and will respond very soon.”
