ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, the Abia State Commissioner for Health, has denied news making the round that the state government has sacked all medical doctors in the state’s public service, describing it as untrue and unfounded.
Dr Okoronkwo said: “The purported sack is only the figment of the author’s imagination as the government has no intention of sacking or disengaging any doctor or health personnel currently working to support our ongoing efforts at reviving the health sector in the state.”
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According to the Commissioner, no one has been asked to submit “fresh expression of interest” as a fake circular directed.
Okoronkwo also advised the doctors and members of the general public to ignore the rumour.
She further urged them to support the several initiatives of the government to drive holistic healthcare delivery in the State.