The Secretary General/Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar says political leaders in the country stand to benefit from the administrative acumen of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State if they can compare notes and constantly engage in peer review mechanism to appreciate the high and low lights of their respective governments.
The Registrar gave this indication in Gombe when he visited the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru at the sideline of the Council’s Examiners Workshop which was held recently in the State capital.
He said the biennial Examiners Workshop of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria which sought to bring educators up to speed with global best practices could not have come at a more appropriate time when the administration of Governor Inuwa Yahaya is constructing new multi billion naira hospitals in Kaltungo and Kumo and revitalizing existing health facilities across the State.
” I am also aware that the Governor is not developing cold feet towards the welfare of medical practitioners in the State, particularly Nurses, this to me is remarkable and as a Council we shall continue to work with the Gombe State Government towards the training of quality Nurses which is why we are here in the first place”.
Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar used the visit to appeal to Government at all levels to always give priority attention to the welfare of caregivers and health facilities as according to him many health service providers, particularly Nurses are leaving the country annually in search of greener pastures overseas.
The State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru said the modest achievement recorded under the administration of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in the health sector was in fulfillment of his promises made to the people while seeking to occupy the number one seat in the State.
“Amidst other areas of aggressive development, the Governor has done exceptionally well in transforming the health sector despite the economic meltdown occasioned by the covid-19 Pandemic. Infact it might interest you to know that the present administration in the State has renovated and equipped Primary Health Care Centres PHCCs in the the 114 political wards of the State”
Dr. Habu Dahiru further explained that the administration of Governor Inuwa Yahaya equally gives priority attention to health workers, especially in the areas of promotion and remuneration as well as the commencement of internship at the State owned specialist hospital.
He described the biennial Examiners Workshop of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as a well thought initiative to refresh educators with current knowledge and realities in their march towards producing quality Nurses and Midwives across the country.
Dr. Habu Dahiru assured the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that the Gombe State Government under the leadership of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya will continue to work in partnership with the Council to expand the frontiers of manpower development at the State college of Nursing and Midwifery.