Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa
By Our Reporter
The Delta State government under the watch of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has threatened to punish any nurse or midwife who joined the strike by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives in the state.
The state’s Ministry of Health issued the threat in a circular dated December 3, 2020, and marked HNC3/T/15, to all principals of the state’s schools of nursing and other government centres where the nurses and midwives are employed.
The state government threatened to deal with any nurse or midwife who “flouts this directive” according to the rule of engagement and extant provisions, instead of implementing the demands of the health workers,.
It will be recalled that the health workers commenced their strike on Thursday, based on a five-point demand.
The strike stems from the demotion of principals of nursing and midwifery schools and the imposition of a junior nursing officer as the director of nursing services.
Other issues include implementation of license community nursing and midwifery and volunteer nursing recruitment instead of actual recruitment, as well as promotion, arrears and uniform allowance of the workers.
