The Madang Provincial Health Authority CEO, Fidelis Waipma had served a court order on PHA Board Chairman Dr. Charles Kalana and the members of the board on the 25th of February 2022.
Mr Waipma served the orders on Dr. Kalana as first Respondent and members of the board as second respondents.
The court ordered that Dr. Charles Kalana including his servants, agents and assignees are restrained from tempering with the operational accounts of the Madang PHA in any form or manner.
The court had also ordered Dr.Kalana including his servants, agents and assignees are restrained to change any signatories to all operational accounts of Madang PHA.
Meanwhile Order C ordered that the servants and agents of the Bank of South Pacific uplift the halt placed on the operation account of Madang PHA to allow the hospital to continue normal operations.
The file has been transferred from the Waigani Registry to Madang Registry on the first of March and will be heard before a judge in Madang on the 7th of March at 9:30am.
CEO Fidelis Waipma obtained the Court order following the board’s decision to suspend Mr Waipma on allegations of financial management of Madang PHA.
Board Chairman Dr. Charles Kalana says the decision to suspend the CEO is to allow investigations into these serious allegations levelled against Mr Waipma.
Dr. Kalana however refused to disclosed in detail the allegations Mr Waipma was accused against, adding the matter is under investigations.
Last Monday Board Chairman Dr. Charles Kalana, board member, Joe Agavi and a legal representative met with the staff of Madang PHA to informed them of the decision’s board to appoint Acting Provincial Administrator, Joseph Kunda Bonomane as CEO of PHA.
This is to allow investigations into the allegations of financial management against Mr. Waipma to be conducted.
But the board’s decision was not welcomed by the staff as Mr. Joseph Kunda Bonomane is also heavily implicated funding allegations in Madang province.
The staff demanded that the appointment of the CEO must not be outside of the PHA structure and with no political interference.