Rivers
RSG Tasks Medical Doctors On Service Delivery
The Rivers state Government has called on the leadership of the National Association of Government General Medical & Dental Practitioners, Rivers State Branch to advise its members posted to rural communities in the state to always be at their duty posts when required.
The Head of Service, Dr George C. Nwaeke gave the advice while hosting members of the Association in his office in Port Harcourt.
He clarified that the idea of promoting civil servants which led to the last promotion exercise in the state, and the N100,000.00 Christmas bonus were purely the initiative of Governor r Siminalayi Fubara and not himself.
Dr. Nwaeke observed that some Doctors posted to rural communities do not take their postings seriously noting the trend to be detrimental to the health of the people in particular and the state in general.
He described the job specifications of members of the association as crucial to the survival of the state in particular and the country in general.
The Head of Service assured the association that the government was its partner in progress and therefore poised to do things that will impact positively on the welfare needs of its members.
Dr Nwaeke again advised the association to focus more on positioning its members properly to attract and benefit from professional trainings sponsored by the government.
On the issue of deductions of National Housing Fund and non remittance to the Federal Mortgage Bank, the Head of Service assured that the issue will be properly handled by the authorities in a way that would be most beneficial to members of the association.
Dr. Nwaeke cautioned the leadership of the association not to turn its back on the umbrella union being Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) because of its associated benefits.
He however, assured that the welfare of Resident Doctors is being handled by the government as the matter had been raised earlier by Nigeria Medical Association.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Association, Dr. Woke Iheanacho Alexander in his address congratulated the HOS on his appointment by the Governor, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS.
He also eulogized the Head of Service for the successful conduct and implementation of the last promotion exercise in the state after several years of stagnation.
The Chairman used the occasion to present some challenges faced by the association before the Head of Service. He enumerated issues such as: inadequacy of Doctors in the system, non-implementation of the CONMESS salary structure in the state, non availability of regular trainings in the system, non promotion of members due to absence of constituted board members, non remittance of National Housing Fund deductions to Federal Morgan Bank, and non payment of Resident Doctors.
Dr Alexander however, prayed that God’s guidance be unto the Head of Service and his entire staff to enable him succeed in all his acstate after several years of stagnation
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The Chairman of Omuma Local Government Council in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Promise Reginald, has given his scorecard in the first 100 days of his administration.
Reginald was elected on October 6, 2024 under the platform of All People’s Party (APP) alongside 21 other Council chairmen in the State, with the exclusion of Etche Local Government Council chairman, Dr. Uzodinma Nwafor, who was elected from a different political party.
Given his scorecard at a press briefing held in his Port Harcourt last Thursday, the Omuma Council boss expressed gratitude to Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the Omuma people for the confidence reposed in him.
He listed restoration of 24 hours electricity, belle first welfare empowerment programme, purchase of 28 empowerment vehicles as well as 100 JAMB forms as some of the projects his administration had achieved within the first 100 days in office.
Others were the construction of Eberi Mordern Market, renovation of Eberi Hospital, construction of hospital and rural road in Ward 2 as well as the construction of a secondary school project in Ward 10 as ongoing projects started by his administration that were near completion within three to four months period.
He pointed out with pleasure that Governor
Fubara had taken over the construction of the modern school project and the road construction.
On the human capacity development, the chairman said that his administration introduced an empowerment programme where an Omuma indegene was given one million naira every month to support his or her business.
“On education development, we have constituted a Scholarship Board to award scholarships to 10 best students of Omuma origin from year one to final year, and also we have resolved to award overseas scholarships to three Omuma indigenes to study abroad in science, medicine and engineering related disciplines. We want to leave a legacy that we will be remembered when we leave office”, he stated
According to him, his administration has proposed to establish a modern hotel in the area and also embark on mechanized agriculture to boost the revenue and tourism of the local government area.
He used the opportunity to thank the people of the local government area for their support for the Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and assured that Omuma people would continue to support the present administration in the state.
Akujobi Amadi