Aliyu Disclosed That Health Workers Were Among the 3,000 Workers Recently Recruited by the State Government

Sokoto State government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the welfare and working conditions of medical and health workers in the state. Governor Ahmed Aliyu made the pledge while receiving the national president of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) and his delegation on a visit. Represented by his deputy, Idris Mohammed Gobir, the governor described health workers as frontline personnel providing essential services to the people, often under difficult conditions.

He said the success of the administration's healthcare reforms largely depends on having a motivated, competent and adequately supported workforce. Aliyu disclosed that health workers were among the 3,000 workers recently recruited by the state government. He added that the government had introduced a two-year compulsory rural posting policy for health workers to strengthen healthcare delivery, particularly in rural communities.

The governor also announced that arrangements were underway for the recruitment of 2,400 community health workers in the state. He said the government has renovated the state specialist hospital and general hospitals in the 23 local government areas, as well as more than 160 primary healthcare centres out of the 244 in the state. The visit underscores the government's ongoing efforts to support healthcare personnel and improve service delivery across Sokoto State.