The National Association of Resident Doctors in Kaduna has urged Governor Ubah Sani to declare a state of emergency in the health sector.

Rufai Mahmood-Usman, the association’s president, made the call in an interview on Wednesday as part of the association’s expectations from the new government in Kaduna.

“I want the governor to declare a state of emergency in the health sector,” stated Mahmood-Usman. “Previous administrations have invested heavily in health, particularly the primary healthcare level, which is the first level of health.”

He decried that general and rural hospitals lacked adequate infrastructure and personnel.

Mr Mahmood-Usman added that the governor should review health workers and other civil servants’ salaries.

“We expect the new government to look inwards and implement the already existing document on medical doctors and other health workers’ salary structure,” he said.

Also, the president said although the previous administration made efforts to tackle insecurity, Kaduna residents expect new strategies to combat the menace.

“We also expect more educational reform in all levels-primary, secondary and tertiary and Local government reforms,” he added. “Our expectations are not different from the expectations of every other citizen in the state, including poster unity amongst people of the state by having all-inclusive government and infrastructural development in rural communities.

Mr Mahmood-Usman added, “It is time to construct good road networks as state government projects in our various wards in local government that will link to major roads and markets.”

(NAN)