Agency As President Bola Tinubu marks his one year in office, the Nigerian Medical Associations and the National Association of Resident Doctors in Kaduna State, have urged the Kano State Governor, Uba Sani to fully implement the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure. The associations made the demand during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna, in commemoration of the governor’s one year in office. Speaking, the Chairman of NMA, Dr Madaki Sheyin, said the state has experienced progress in the health sector, especially in the secondary facilities.
According to him, a lot of Primary Health Centers have been upgraded, adding,” I will score him above average. Recently, repairs of some infrastructure started in the secondary facilities.” Sheyin urged the governor to fully implement the new salary structure so as to attract more personnel to the state.
” CONMESS is the consolidated medical salary scale approved for doctors in the country. ”It is supposed to be applicable to all the medical doctors working in the country irrespective of whether they are working with the Federal Government, State or LGA. ” But, since it started in 2009, doctors in Kaduna State have never had a full implementation, hence the pay parity between doctors in the Federal and State.
” It is also being reviewed every four to five years, so it was reviewed in 2014, 2019 & 2023 & at the federal level.” The NMA chairman said the state has been on the 2009 scale, lamenting the r.