By Fatima Saka
The Elegant Nurses Forum has strongly condemned alleged unethical practices, workplace intimidation, and the normalization of quackery at Primary Health Care Oke-Adu in Ibadan North East Local Government Area of Oyo State.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Nurse Thomas Abiodun Olamide, the forum described as “deeply disturbing” reports from credible sources indicating that unqualified individuals were allegedly being trained and allowed to perform clinical duties within the facility.
According to the forum, healthcare professionals who raised concerns about these practices were not met with proper investigation but were instead subjected to hostility, intimidation, and emotional victimization, creating what it described as a toxic work environment.
The group expressed concern that in a healthcare system already grappling with manpower shortages and declining public confidence, professionals advocating for ethics, patient safety, and accountability were allegedly being targeted and harassed.
“Nursing is a noble profession guided by ethics, competence, and accountability. No healthcare worker should be punished for refusing to support quackery or unethical practices capable of endangering patients,” the statement read.
The forum further alleged that routine duties such as cleaning and sweeping were being weaponized as tools of humiliation and psychological pressure against certain staff members. It also raised concerns about attempts to provoke conflict and fabricate allegations against individuals suspected of whistleblowing.
Highlighting that workplace violence extends beyond physical assault, the forum emphasized that intimidation, verbal humiliation, coordinated hostility, and emotional harassment also constitute professional abuse.
The Elegant Nurses Forum called on relevant authorities to take urgent action, including a thorough investigation into allegations of quackery, unethical delegation of duties, and workplace victimization at the facility.
It also demanded the intervention of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the Oyo State Anti-Quackery Committee, as well as disciplinary action against any staff found culpable.
The group further urged authorities to ensure protection for whistleblowers and implement reforms to strengthen ethical standards, accountability, and professional supervision across primary healthcare centres in Oyo State.
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The forum appealed to the Oyo State Government, Ministry of Health, healthcare unions, and other stakeholders not to ignore the allegations, warning that silence could erode public trust and endanger patients.
“The Nursing profession must never become an environment where individuals are punished for standing up for ethics and patient safety,” the statement added.
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