Governor Nasir Idris has promised regular payment of all allowances to medical personnel to halt their movement from the state’s hospitals to federal-owned medical centres.

This was announced in a statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Ahmed Idris, on Monday.

The Kebbi governor disclosed this at a dinner organised in honour of 13 indigenous medical doctors who graduated from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.

The governor promised to accord more priority to the health sector, given its important role in saving human lives.

Mr Idris said, “I will do my best to increase doctor’s and other medical staff allowances so that the gap in allowances between the state and the federal government is filled to enable them to stay at home and work for their people. Now I am happy; you people have graduated and are ready to serve the state.

“This administration has also increased the scholarship allowance of medical students studying at various universities from N30,000 to N50,000 to support their academic activities.”

Mr Idris pledged to construct standard hospitals across the four emirates in the state to boost the accessibility of health facilities and reduce the suffering of citizens caused by different illnesses.

The health commissioner, Alhassan Yauri, commended the governor for organising the reception for the graduating medical doctors, describing it as the first of its kind in Kebb’s history.

He appealed to Mr Idris to reconsider the doctors’ and other medical staff’s allowances, as it was the only remedy to prevent them from moving to other organisations. 

(NAN)