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NMA Lauds Matawalle Over Increase In Doctors’ Salary
The Zamfara State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has commended Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State for increasing salaries of medical doctors in the State.
The NMA Chairman in the State, Dr Manir Nature, made the commendation in Gusau at the 2022 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association in the State.
The Tide’s source reports that the theme for the meeting is “2023 And Imperative of Health Security in Political Discourse: setting health agenda for Zamfara”.
Nature also hailed Zamfara Government for donating an 18-seater Bus to the association and financial support to the newly graduated medical students in the State.
According to him, the NMA also appreciates the government for initiating various policies and programmes to promote health care services in the State.
“We appreciate Governor Matawalle for his kind support to the NMA; the gesture has never happened to the association in the history of the State.
“We believe this is an indication of state government’s commitments to work with professional bodies in promoting health sector of the State.
“NMA as a body, we are ever ready to continue partnering with government in addressing security and health challenges in the State at the same time,” he explained.
In his remarks, Governor Matawalle, represented at the occasion by his Deputy, Sen. Hassan Nasiha, reiterated his administration’s policy to promote health care delivery in the State.
Matawalle commended the NMA for choosing the topic, adding that it came at the right time when Matawalle’s administration was extending its hands to all stakeholders to promote the state in health and address its security challenges.
He said the present administration, from its inception to date, recorded tremendous achievements in the health sector.I am happy to announce that in the last three months, the state government recruited 400 health personnel, including Doctors and Consultants.
“This is in addition to construction of 147 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) across all political wards and in the 14 local government areas and Women and Children Hospitals in the 18 emirates of the state among others,” Matawalle explained.
He assured of his administration’s commitment to continue partnering with NMA and other associations of health professionals to promote the health sector.
The Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, Commissioner of Health, AliyuAbubakar and Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, Dr Bello Muhammed, all commended the NMA for its contributions to effective health services.
Earlier, the Chairman of the occassion, and former NMA Chairman, Dr Sunday Onaze, said the theme for the conference was highly recommended and timely, considering the challenges of insecurity facing the state and country in general.
During the event, Awards of Excellence were presented by the NMA to the Deputy Governor, Sen. Hassan Nasiha; Sen. KabirMarafa, Medical Director FMC Gusau, among others for their contributions to the health sector.
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Nation
Council Boss Impeached 48 Hours To LG Polls In Katsina
The Chairman of Malumfashi Local Government Council of Katsina State, Maharazu Dayi, has been impeached.
Maharazu Dayi was impeached yesterday by 11 out of 12 councillors, barely two days before the local government elections in the State.
The councillors reportedly took action following allegations of misconduct and poor governance against the chairman after a dispute over the distribution of the council’s Paris Club funds.
The development has sent shock waves across the local government area, especially as the impeached chairman is among those who failed to secure the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest in the forthcoming election.
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Association Tasks Fubara On Rumuwoji Market Phase Three
The Rumuwoji Ultra Modern Market Traders Association, Mile 1, Port Harcourt, has urged the state government to utilise the available spaces within the area to build phase 3 of the Rumuwoji Market in order to solve the ever increasing needs of traders.
The association, which said this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, also described as a welcomed development the decision by the state Governor to open the phase 2 of the market for business.
According to the association, “We consider it as an answer to the various cries of the people, because he is a man on a mission who is out to place the interest of Rivers people first. It is a dream come true for the first time for the market to be dully allocated and open for business”
Chairman of the association, Hon Godspower Wobo, who briefed the press shortly after a meeting of the association in Port Harcourt, also urged the public to disregard the activities of some persons whose stock in trade is to cause disaffection in the market.
He said the attention of the association was drawn to the activities of some strange fellows who went about misforming the people about situation in the market, stressing that apart from his association, no other group exists in the market except subdiary unions.
Wobo also tasked the reallocation committee to tread with caution so as to avoid being deceived by any group.
According to him, time has come for the state government to engage in robust discussion with aggrieved shop owners who went to court and those who paid monies to the state coffers and issued with allocation certificates for the overall interest of peace.
He also advised the public to deal directly with his association, stressing that the meeting was to review activities for the last year as well as unveil their new Constitution.
Also speaking, former Chairman of the association, Deacon Kenneth Eze urged the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara to open the phase 2 of the market, as it is long overdue.
Eze who is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the association also urged the public to do business with only the Rumuwoji Ultra Modern Market Traders Association as it is the only union recognised by the traders.
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AfDB President Denies 2027 Presidential Ambition
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has debunked reports linking him with the race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027.
Reacting to the report on his X handle yesterday, following a recent interview with Arise TV, the AfDB boss said his quotes were misrepresented and misinterpreted in several Nigerian media reports.
However, the AfDB president denied the media reports, stating that he never said that he wanted to contest for President.
“A segment of my recent interview on @Arise TV has been both misinterpreted and misrepresented in several Nigerian media outlets. What I said was, “I will be available to serve in any capacity, globally, in Africa, anywhere, including my own country.”
“A listen to the substantive and robust interview, which is available online, will show this to be the case. For clarity and for the record, I did not say that I am running for the office of President of Nigeria,” Adesina said.
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