C’River forum urges Tinubu to protect hospital succession deal

•Demands fairness, equity
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Cross River State Consultative Forum has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government not to abandon the longstanding leadership succession arrangement at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar.
The forum said merit and equity must guide the selection of the institution’s next substantive medical director.
In a statement jointly signed by the Chairman, Eyo Nsa Ekpo and the Secretary, Dr. Julius Okputu, the group said Cross River has eminent psychiatrists with the qualifications and leadership experience required to head the federal facility.
According to the forum, since Akwa Ibom State was cr...