Jigawa NMA raises the alarm on delayed doctors’ salary review

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Jigawa chapter has raised the alarm over the continued silence and inaction of the State’s Minimum Wage Implementation Committee, accusing it of deliberately sabotaging efforts to improve doctors’ welfare.

In a statement on Monday, the association expressed “deep concern and utter disappointment” over the committee’s failure to submit a report on the fiscal implications of salary adjustments for doctors, a directive that was personally issued by Governor Malam Umar Namadi FCA over five months ago.

According to the NMA, following a pivotal meeting with the Governor earlier in the year, His Excellency had directed the committee to meet with the association and submit a report within two weeks. 

The report was expected to address salary entry point disparities, implement new hazard allowances, and correct call duty payments to bring them in line with federal standards.

Despite assurances that the assignment was completed weeks ago, the committee has yet to submit its findings. “We have credible reasons to believe this silence is a tactical delay and a deliberate disregard for the governor’s directive,” the NMA said.v“This is not just an administrative delay. It is a crisis,” the association warned. “We are losing our best-trained professionals at an alarming rate. If this trend continues, the very foundation of Jigawa’s healthcare system is at risk.”“This is not just an administrative delay. It is a crisis,” the association warned. “We are losing our best-trained professionals at an alarming rate. If this trend continues, the very foundation of Jigawa’s healthcare system is at risk.”

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