Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved a special employment procedure that allows the immediate replacement of any health practitioner who leaves the service with qualified personnel without the government’s ratification.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tokunbo Talabi, gave the hint when he received the newly elected executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ogun State chapter, in his office.
He said, “Before now every employment in the service had to be sanctioned by the governor before the process was undertaken. I am pleased to inform you that His Excellency has just given a special approval that is peculiar to the health sector, for the health ministry to employ qualified and suitable personnel to fill the vacancies being created by those leaving the service through their internal mechanism without having to wait for the governor’s approval.”