A fake doctor who has been distracting for the past nine years, Martins
Ugwu Okpeh by impersonating his
friend has been asked to back all the wages earned over the (9years) period he worked with the Federal Ministry of Health as a Senior
Medical Officer II on Grade Level 13.Ugwu, working since 2006 in the
Ministry of Health stole the license from his friend, Dr. George
Davidson Daniel,when he acted as the latter’s best man in 2006. The real
Dr.George is undergoing Residency Training programe in Jos.
The fake doctor rose to become the chairman of a branch of the Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA).The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Health, Mr. Linus Awute, said the Federal government has ordered the
Ministry of Health to compute all salaries and allowances he earned for
full retrieval.
Medical Association (NMA).The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Health, Mr. Linus Awute, said the Federal government has ordered the
Ministry of Health to compute all salaries and allowances he earned for
full retrieval.
He said
“Mr. Martins Ugwu Okpe, who
hails from Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, got himself
employed fraudulently using the stolen documents of his childhood friend
and best man, Dr. George Davidson Daniel, who has offered to appear at
this press briefing to clear his name. Martins Ugwu was offered an
appointment by the FCSC on August 30, 2006 and was posted to the Federal
Ministry of Health in September same year.“The surprising thing about Ugwu’s
appointment is that he applied for the job on October 10, 2006. He was
subsequently offered the job on October 17, 2006 and he applied for an
identity card on the 19 of the same month.”“The ministry is currently computing all
salaries and allowances which accrued to Ugwu during his mischievous
sojourn in the ministry, for full retrieval by the relevant law
enforcement agencies,”
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Ugwu
was due to be promoted as Assistant Director in the Nigerian Centre for
Disease Control, before
he was exposed.
was due to be promoted as Assistant Director in the Nigerian Centre for
Disease Control, before
he was exposed.
The owner of the certificate, Dr. George Davidson Daniel, called
on security agencies to protect him because his life was being
threatened.
on security agencies to protect him because his life was being
threatened.