The National Industrial Court in Abuja has dismissed an application by the Federal Government seeking to stay the execution of its judgment reinstating Prof. Monday Igwe as the substantive Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu.
Justice E.D. Subilim in Suit No. NICN/ABJ/23M/2026, in a ruling delivered on July 9 and certified on July 15, held that there was no competent appeal before the Court of Appeal to justify granting a stay of execution.
The applicants included the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, the Minister of State for Health, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, and Dr. Ngozi Unaogu.
The court had, on December 11, 2025, nullified Igwe’s removal and ordered his immediate reinstatement to complete his tenure as the hospital’s substantive Medical Director.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, the applicants asked the court to stay its execution pending the determination of an appeal.
