It was reported that the CMD didn't take good care of the junior staff in the institution throughout his 8 years in office.

The staff displaying placards bearing various inscriptions described the former CMD's tenure as an "evil era" and the man himself as a "heartless, stone cold tyrant"

According to the Secretary of JOHESU, Comrade David Atu, Banwat stopped Christmas bonus to staff of JUTH and staff welfare was never priotised during his tenure.

He said up till now, they have not been paid their salaries and the hospital has no consumables, while both the MRI and CT scan machines are malfunctioning. Atu also claimed that patients are reffered to Bauchi most times.

A video that captured staff members' celebrations was shared on Facebook by Phy Myth Gimba.