NSS suspends Ashanti Regional Director

Management of the National Service Scheme(NSS) has suspended the Ashanti Regional Director of the scheme Mr Alex Opoku-Mensah following his recent outburst and verbal assault on a nurse on duty at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi.

A statement from the scheme sighted by GhanaPlus.com said his suspension is with immediate effect to make way for investigations into the development.

“The management of the National Service Scheme has suspended the Ashanti Regional Director, Mr Alex Opoku Mensah with immediate effect.

The announcement of the suspension was made yesterday at an emergency meeting the management of the scheme held with Mr Alex Opoku Mensah.

The management decision is to allow further investigations into the alleged verbal assault on a nurse on duty at the Manhyia Government hospital, ” the statement dated December 1, and signed by the Ag. Director Corporate Affairs, Ambrose Entsiwah Jnr. reads.

NSS Director verbally assault nurse on duty

The Ashanti Region’s NSS Director, Mr Alex Opoku-Mensah was recorded on tape verbally assaulting a nurse on Manhyia government hospital.

MyJoyonline report, the nurse had called the house officer who happens to be Mr Opoku-Mensah’s daughter to suggest a change in prescription because what the latter prescribed was unavailable at the pharmacy.

It added “According to the Medical Superintendent, Dr Hussein, the house officer is said to have taken offence at how the nurse spoke with her, thus protested.

Dr. Hussein said, the house officer happened to have been in the company of her father when she spoke with the nurse on phone. As such, Mr. Opoku-Mensah was infuriated by the turn of events and followed his daughter to the hospital.

Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah is reported to have barged into the surgical ward of the hospital, where his daughter is currently serving as a house officer, to verbally abuse and threaten the nurse.

In a viral audio Mr Opoku Mensah among other things said “you are very frustrated…Who born dog?…you envy her, you don’t respect. Are you a doctor? Who are you? Are you mad? Is the hospital yours? Stupid idiot.. that your useless nursing that you do, useless woman… Do you know who I am? I am the Regional Director of National Service Scheme. Some of you are under me.”

He also threatened to cause the transfer of the nurse.

Source: GhanaPlus.com