Health personnel will be given priority in Kaduna’s 2026 budget: Commissioner
Governor Uba Sani has been demonstrating that health is not a privilege but a fundamental human right in Kaduna State since he assumed office, through his policies and enhanced welfare of personnel.
The Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, who reiterated this on Sunday, further said that the governor is not just upgrading primary healthcare centers and hospitals across the state but also improving the welfare of those who run the health sector.
A statement issued by the chief press secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, said that the commissioner pledged that all outstanding promotions of all medical personnel be considered this year, as 15 per cent of the 2026 budget has been allocated to the health sector.
‘’The ministry will evaluate all cases of promotions in all its parastatals, involving all personnel in the health sector. Those who are deserving will be promoted,’’ she promised.
The commissioner argued that Governor Uba Sani has been catering to the welfare of medical personnel since he came on board, recalling that Kaduna State health workers had commended him last year over the implementation of the consolidated salary structure.
‘’Kaduna State Council of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) had written a letter of commendation last September, praising Governor Uba Sani for implementing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for their members.
‘’The commendation was conveyed in a letter signed by Comrade Ishaku Yakubu and Comrade Christiana Bawa, the state chairman and state secretary, respectively, dated September 2, 2025.
‘’The council noted that the singular act of magnanimity and fairness has rekindled the hope of many dedicated nurses in your administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr President,’’ she recalled.
The commissioner further said that the Kaduna State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), through its chairman, Dr Hassan Baba Salihu, had also commended Governor Uba Sani for implementing CONMESS and CONHESS.
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