Sani faults replacement of striking health workers with Corps Members
A former federal lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has flawed the recent recommendation by the Minister of Health, who directed federal hospitals to replace doctors with corps members.
Daily Times had earlier reported that the Health Minister, who lamented the strike action by resident doctors directed the CMDs and MDs of all federal tertiary hospitals to replace the doctors in their hospitals with consultants and doctors on the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.
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Ehanire held that the industrial action embarked upon by the doctors at a time when the country was combating a ravaging pandemic was ill-timed.
In a reactionary statement via his Twitter handle, the former lawmaker said the replacement of striking doctors with corps members is impracticable and absurd.
He urged the government to rather meet the demands of the doctors, adding that not every Nigerian can afford medical tourism abroad.
“It’s absurd and impracticable for the Minister of Health to direct public hospitals to replace striking Doctors with Youth Corps members.
“The Government should concede to the demands of the Doctors. Not every Nigerian can afford medical tourism to Europe or Asia” Sani tweeted.
