Court Orders Medical Director, Enugu Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Unaogu, to vacate office immediately, fines her ₦500,000

The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application for a stay of execution filed by the Medical Director, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, Dr Ngozi Unaogu, following the judgement ordering her sack from her position in the hospital as well as the immediate
 reinstatement of Prof. Monday Igwe to complete his unlawfully terminated tenure in office.
Unaogu had sought the leave of court to stay the judgement, but delivering on the application, Justice E.D. Subilim dismissed the stay of execution request as lacking in merit.
This was even as a Consultant with the Neuropsychiatric hospital, Dr Andrew Orovwigho, who competed for the position of managing director amid the ongoing dispute was abducted from his official quarters on December 30, last year and murdered. His lifeless body was later found the next day December 31, 2025, at a sand excavation site in the outskirts of Enugu metropolis.
However, Subilim stated, “By presenting a written address based on completely alien facts concerning medical supplies, the Applicants have failed to address the actual issues in this case, leaving this Court with no coherent legal arguments from their counsel.
“A Court of law does not act on speculative or hopelessly confused processes. See Overseas Construction Co. Nigeria Ltd v. Creek Enterprises Ltd [1985] 3 NWLR (Pt. 13) 407. This gross negligence on the part of the Applicants’ counsel further reinforces the conclusion that this application is completely devoid of merit.
“In the final analysis, I find that the Applicants have failed to establish any special, exceptional, or compelling circumstances to warrant the exercise of this Court’s discretion in their favour.
“The application is incompetent, contemptuous, and a blatant attempt to run out the clock on the Respondent’s reinstatement.”
The court then, dismissed the application for the stay of execution application and awarded N500,000 damages against the applicants in favour of the respondent.
Counsel to Professor Igwe, Michael Okorie, who spoke to reporters after the judgement said “the implication of the dismissal of the stay of execution bid is that all official actions including issuance of appointment letters and award of contracts by Dr. Ngozi Unaogu since December 11, 2025 when the judgment was delivered are null and void.”
Okorie, who cautioned members of the public against any dealings with Dr. Unaogu to avoid suffering nullity of such illegal actions, further explained that the dismissal of the stay of execution bid means the earlier judgment remains operative and enforceable.
He, then urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of State, Health and Social Welfare to immediately comply with the judgment in order to uphold the rule of law and prevent further deterioration of the public health organisation.