A’Ibom gov approves recruitment of 200 health workers, doctors’ extra allowances

To supplement the government's continued intervention in the primary healthcare sector, the Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the employment of 200 extra health workers.

At Ikot Nkwo, during the opening of the newly constructed model primary health centre that his administration had started in the state's Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, Governor Umo Eno gave his approval.

"The Honourable Commissioner for Health has whispered to me that the primary health care needs some more outside of the 200 I approved for the general hospital," he stated. Thus, they must have enough workers when they open. Thus, I am authorising the hiring of 200 more healthcare professionals for the primary health centre.

It will be a very open approach to conduct interviews. The exam will be administered using a computer. The exams will be set by a consultant I hire, and participants will show up, take the test, and receive their results immediately. We take you, too, if you pass. There won't be any kind of quota system used to the hiring. The top candidates should be hired for positions in both the medical and educational fields.

In order to provide adequate security for the staff and equipment in the facility, the governor also disclosed his willingness to offer additional allowances as incentives to physicians and nurses employed in primary healthcare facilities in rural areas. The Governor also instructed the Commissioner for Internal Security to coordinate with the village leadership and the DPO overseeing the Ibesikpo-Asutan Division.

"What we are seeing here today is an excellent step towards bringing primary health care closer to the people in accordance with our ARISE Agenda, with a focus on rural development," the speaker stated.

I visited the community's long-standing health clinic a few weeks into this government, which catered to its needs for decades. The area was so beautiful and heartwarming. However, I was also struck by how kindly the locals were to provide their community hall for use as a health post.

The matron's meticulous record-keeping of patients and procedures amazed me. I would want to thank the village chief and all of his community members for granting us the land that we asked. That that day, they gave land to the government. They simply gave that land without ever asking for payment. It demonstrated to me that this is a community that needs development.
"We are ready to collaborate with communities that value government assistance and investment. We believe that in addition to taking your land, we should also offer you access to water because they donated it to us without asking anything in return.

He said, "So, we are giving you money, and we trust that your leaders and village council will get together and make sure that everyone who owned land here would get something."