Ashanti Regional NSS Director suspended after abuse of Manhyia Hospital nurse - www.asempanews.com

The embattled  Director in the Ashanti region has been suspended after insulting a nurse on duty at the .

According to the Ghana National Service Scheme in a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, the decision to suspend Alex Opoku-Mensah was taken at an emergency meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

“The management decision is to allow further investigation into the alleged verbal assault on a nurse on duty at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi.

Alex Opoku-Mensah was caught in the middle of an altercation that he had with a nurse and issued an apology after the almost 10-minute exchange went viral on social media.

Alex Poku-Mensah is heard hurling insults and threats at the nurse for allegedly intimidating his daughter, who is a house officer at the hospital.

“I understand the disappointment and appreciate the inconvenience my action has caused the general public as well as the nursing fraternity and Manhyia Hospital.

“This has never been my style but for a genuine reason to mediate a persistent issue between my daughter (doctor) and a colleague nurse who I as well consider my daughter,” he wrote.