Reports From ABIA ONYIKE, Political Editor
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has approved the recruitment of no fewer than 39 doctors and 156 other health workers, in the state.
This is coming against the backdrop of a reported incidence of shortage of manpower, and a decrepit health system spanning the 13 General Hospitals in the state, since 2015 that Umahi was in charge. Until now, the entire state was said to have only six doctors, on its employ.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Dr. Monday Uzor, announced the employment, on Sunday, in a statement. The statement read, “In fulfilment of his promise to reposition the health sector, the Governor of Ebonyi, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has approved immediate recruitment of medical personnel for the thirteen General Hospitals in the State as follows:
“Thirty nine Medical Doctors; thirty nine Nurses; thirty nine Laboratory Scientists; thirty nine pharmacists; and thirty nine Health Attendants. To this end, His Excellency the Governor has directed the Head of Service, and Chairman Civil Service Commission to urgently commence the process of recruiting suitably qualified medical personnel to fill the existing vacancies.”
