Chairman of Cross River State Businessmen’s Discussion board, Chief Henry Onwe, has faulted the Home of Representatives’ decision calling for the suspension of the Chief Medical Director of the College of Calabar Educating Hospital, UCTH, Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, describing it as hasty, harsh and unrealistic.

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Onwe urged the lawmakers to launch an investigation into allegations towards the CMD before contemplating a movement searching for his suspension.

In a press release issued in Calabar, Onwe urged the lawmakers to train warning, insisting that the movement was adopted with out due investigation into allegations that the CMD acted on ethnic concerns in dealing with the posting of some medical graduates for housemanship.

He criticised the Home for allegedly counting on media studies and failing to hold out a radical probe before adopting the movement of pressing public significance moved by the member representing Afikpo North/Afikpo South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State, Mr Iduma Igariwey.

Based on Onwe, performing on allegations with out listening to from all events concerned, notably the CMD, undermines the ideas of pure justice, fairness and truthful play, which he mentioned ought to information the legislature in issues of nationwide significance.

He argued that obtainable data doesn’t present that the affected home officers had any direct interplay with Prof. Ikpeme concerning their placement, noting that claims of a gathering with the CMD are being contested and unsupported by proof.

Onwe additional questioned why the Home didn’t interrogate the method behind the postings, together with who authorised them, the factors used, and why a disproportionate variety of docs have been reportedly posted to 1 federal establishment from a single part of the nation, opposite to the federal character precept enshrined in Part 14(3) of the 1999 Structure.

He additionally dismissed claims that the CMD’s alleged actions contributed to mind drain, arguing that many docs who full housemanship in Nigeria nonetheless migrate overseas, making it unfair to single out Prof. Ikpeme as liable for shortages within the well being sector.

The enterprise chief famous that the Home reportedly did not seek the advice of related skilled our bodies such because the Nigerian Medical Affiliation, NMA, and the Nationwide Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors, NARD, in Calabar, including that the docs in query had already resumed coaching at UCTH before the decision for suspension was made.

Onwe described allegations of ethnic discrimination as unfounded, citing UCTH’s historical past of inclusive appointments throughout ethnic strains, together with the current appointment of an Igbo girl as Head of Nursing Companies in November 2025 beneath Prof. Ikpeme’s management.

He referred to as on lawmakers from Cross River State to intervene to stop what he described as an injustice, urging the Home of Representatives to revisit the movement, conduct a complete investigation and permit due course of to prevail, whereas additionally interesting to the Federal Authorities to remain any motion towards the CMD pending a correct inquiry.