Midwest State, later known as Bendel State, was created by an Act of Parliament in 1963 following its split from the Western Region. As a result, health workers and civil servants originally stationed in the west were redeployed to Benin. Among them were a group of dedicated nurses and ward orderlies led by Late James Omo Obaseki, a Senior Nursing Superintendent, who played a key role in laying the foundation for psychiatric healthcare in the newly created state.
In December 1964, the Midwestern Regional Government acquired the old Iyekuselu District Council Maternity/Dispensary in Uselu and converted it into a psychiatric facility, officially named the Nervous Diseases Clinic, Uselu. The clinic consisted of three dilapidated buildings, which accommodated eight (8) in-patients and provided outpatient services for both psychiatric and general medical conditions.
The hospital which became popularly known as Uselu Clinic took off on Monday, 7th December 1964 under the supervision of Dr. N.O. Azinge, a specialist physician in the absence of any Psychiatrist. This was the only Psychiatric hospital in the mid-western region (later Bendel State and now Edo State).
In 1968, Dr. Ayo Binite (later Professor) now (Late) was appointed the first Consultant Psychiatrist for the hospital. He was in charge of the hospital between 1968 and 1973, during which period the foundation of the development of psychiatric services in the hospital, as we know it today, was laid.
..from the then Bendel State Government. An Interim Management Board for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospitals under the Federal Ministry of Health was inaugurated in 1977 and the name Nervous Diseases Clinic, Uselu, was changed to Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City.
The name was again changed to Psychiatric Hospital Uselu, Benin City by Decree No.92 of 1979 which established the Psychiatric Hospital Management Board. The name again changed to Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital as it is now known today.
Dr. S. O. Olotu took over as Medical Director of the Hospital and led for 8 years
1968 - 1973
1973 - 1985
1987 - 1995
1995 - 2003
2003 - 2011
Nov 2011 - 2012
March 2012 - March 2020
March 2020 - Date
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