The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme, Alex Opoku-Mensah has rendered an unqualified apology for verbally abusing a nurse at the Manhyia District Hospital in the region.
He took to his Facebook page and asked for forgiveness describing the event as a “mishap” following his behaviour.
It comes a few hours after the Ghana Registered Nurses Association had petitioned the government seeking the regional director’s dismissal and threatened to lay down their tools if the government fails to take such a decision.
This was after he was caught on tape verbally abusing a female nurse at the Manhyia District Hospital who is reported to have had a misunderstanding with his daughter who also works at the facility as a doctor.
He said; “I understand the disappointment and appreciate the inconvenience my action has caused the general public as well as the Nursing FRATERNITY and Manhyia Hospital.
“I do apologize for any mishap and assure all, there shall not be a repetition of such.
I look forward to maintaining a cordial relationship with any affected person,” the NSS Director added.
Having admitted that he erred because the attitude he exhibited has never been his style, he indicated that there was a “genuine reason to mediate a persistent issue between my daughter (Doctor) and a colleague nurse who I as well consider my daughter.“
