The Zamfara State Government
has announced the sack of over 400 nurses and midwives, who went on strike over
pay, accusing them of leaving their duty posts without permission,
The Commissioner for
Information, Ibrahim Birnin Magaji, announced the decision in a statement on
Wednesday in Gusau.
The health workers had been
on an indefinite strike since last Wednesday, over non-implementation of
CONHESS by the state government.
Mr. Birnin Magaji dismissed
the claim by the health workers, saying that the government had approved the
implementation of the new salary effective from December1.
According to him, the
decision to terminate the appointments is in line with Civil Service Rules.
“We therefore stand by it.
As representatives of the people, we cannot fold our hands to allow such
actions to continue; leaving our hospitals empty without workers.”
The commissioner explained
that the termination order did not affect those who were on leave.
Reacting to the development,
the state Chairman of Association of Nurses and Midwives, Bashir Mafara,
described the state government’s pronouncement as “an empty threat”.
He said the workers would
continue with the strike and take measures to protect their rights.
The state Civil Service
Commission had a week ago commenced the recruitment of new nurses and midwives
into the state service.
Government’s decision on the
workers would affect health care services in the state which recently recorded
47 deaths from cholera outbreak.
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