….. Vows to end medical personnel exit to FG facilities
From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi State Governor Dr Nasir Idris has announced the increments of the medical students scholarship allowances studying across Nigeria universities from N30,000 to N50,000.
Idris also promised to ensure regular payment of all allowances to medical personnels in the state with a view to halt their movement from the state’s own hospitals to Federal Medical Centres (FMCs).
The Governor disclosed this at a dinner organised in honour of 13 indigenous medical doctors who graduated from Usman Danfodio University Sokoto.
Chief Press to the Governor,Ahmed Idris confirmed this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.
According to the statement, the Governor promised to accord more priority to health sector in view of their important role in saving human lives.
According to him, “I will do my best to increase the doctors and other medical staff allowances and ensure that the gap in allowances between the state and the federal government is filled, so that they can stay at home and work for their people. Now I am happy, you people have graduated and ready to serve the state,”.
The Governor, according to CPS, said that he will increased the scholarship allowance of medical students studying at various universities from N30,000 to N50,000 to support their academic activities.
“Idris pledged to construct standard hospitals across the four Emirates in the state to boost accessibility of health facilities and reduce the suffering of citizens occasioned by different illnesses”, he added.
In his welcome address, the Hon. Commissioner for Health, Comrade Alhassan Yauri according to CPS, appreciated the Governor for organised the reception for the graduating medical doctors, describing it as the first of its kind in history of the state.
“He then made a passionate appeal to the governor to reconsider the doctors and other medical staff allowance as it was the only remedy to prevent them form moving to other organisations”, the statement added.