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Call Duty Allowance: We’ll Apply Principle of Equity, Justice in its Payment, Says Bayelsa Govt

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FROM TAYESE Mike, Yenagoa

Bayelsa State Government has said henceforth only medical doctors and other health practitioners who actually carry out call duty services in its health institutions would be paid call duty allowances.

The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, disclosed this while granting audience to the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Bayelsa Chapter, in Government House, Yenagoa,

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, on Friday, the Deputy Governor argued that it is unfair and unjust for people to earn what they have not worked for in any organization.

He clarified that call duty allowance should not be restricted to only medical doctors, stressing that all health workers including nurses who render call duty services are entitled to the special allowance.

Senator Ewhrudjakpo said government would apply the principle of justice, fairness and equity in the payment of the allowance, emphasising that allowing every health personnel to benefit as proposed by the workers union would amount to “robbing Peter to pay Paul.”

To this end, the Deputy Governor urged the NANNM and the management of state-owned health institutions to forward the monthly roster of those on call duty to enable government include the allowance to their salaries.

On the issue of building more health infrastructure, he reiterated his belief that the solution to the country’s health challenges does not lie in building gigantic hospitals and clinics but in devoting more resources in developing human resources for health.

Senator Ewhrudjakpo, however, informed that the psychiatric hospital project in Ogbia is making appreciable progress and would be completed before the end of the first term of the Governor Douye Diri-led administration.

His words, “As a government, we do not believe that people should earn what they did not work for. Rather, those who are working should be the ones to earn that allowance. We know those who are qualified to receive the call duty allowance.

“I know there is always a call duty roster and we are simply saying you should give us the roster to enable government prepare and pay you your monthly salaries. We cannot pay Call Duty Allowance to everybody.

“Those who are not doing call duty including doctors in the ministry should not be entitled to it. Call duty allowance is not for only medical doctors; it is also for nurses who are on call duty. So we are aware of that circular and it is being addressed.

“What we are saying is that those who are on shift duty, which is the normal roster for nurses, should be entitled to shift duty allowance. We believe in giving Paul what is due Paul and giving Peter what is due Peter. It will be unfair to rob Peter in the name of paying Paul.”

Earlier, the state Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Comrade Andabai Mbeleakpo-Sonia, lauded the present administration for its workers friendly disposition and the far-reaching declaration it made during this year’s May Day celebration.

Comrade Andabai, however, appealed to the state government to urgently address the issue of shortage of nurses in the state, which she noted, was encouraging the growth of quackery in the nursing profession.

The NANNM Chairman also requested for the inclusion of specialty nurses in the payment of call duty allowance, renovation of dilapidated health facilities, employment of more lecturers in the Faculty of Nursing, Niger Delta University and support for the 2022 International Nurses Week Celebration, among others.

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Board Sanctions 118 Immigration, Civil Defence Officers

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The Board of NSCDC, Fire Service, Correctional, and Immigration Service, has approved the sanction of 118 personnel for various offences.

The Board Chairman, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known at the end of their meeting on Thursday in Abuja.

Tunji-Ojo, who is also the Minister of Interior, told newsmen through the board Secretary, Alhaji Ahmed Ja’afaru, that the erring officers were punished after facing disciplinary panels  for various offences.

“These offences range from misconduct, negligence of duty and outright absence from duty posts.

“In the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOs), there were 48 cases of offences, in the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), there were 21 cases.

“Also, in the Federal Fire Service (FFS) there were 12 cases while in the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), there were 37 cases,“the minister said.

Tunji-Ojo added that the board has reviewed and approved new guidelines for appointments, promotions, discipline and general purpose in the services.

He said that the board also considered and approved the timeline for the conduct of the 2024 promotion exercise in the four services.

“The board considered and approved the review timeline for the conduct of the 2023/2024 fire service recruitment.

“As for the ongoing recruitment in the fire service, we hope to publish the names of the successful applicants latest by June 15. That is where we are for now.

“We also want to use this medium to warn the general public to ignore whatever they have been seeing or hearing in the social media space as they did not emanate from the board.

“This is because, we have come to realise that the social media world had been awashed with fake news telling applicants to come for screening exercise or pay certain amount of money.

“Let me put it emphatically that the board is not asking anyone to pay money for recruitment.“

He urged applicants to be patient, saying successful candidates will be notified to come for further screening through their emails and mobile lines. (NAN)

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NSCDC Inaugurates Female Strike Force to Secure FCT Schools

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The FCT Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Olusola Odumosu, has inaugurated the corps Female Strike Force to protect schools in the territory.

A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Samuel Idoko, on Thursday in Abuja, said the inauguration followed the completion of a three day training for the personnel.

Odumosu said that the primary responsibility of the strike force was to ensure the safety of all schools in the territory.

He said that the training had equipped them with the needed skills and capabilities to carry out their duties.

According to him, the training is a follow up to the recent meeting of all FSF Unit Commanders with the Commandant General, Ahmed Audi.

Audi had charged them to be up and doing in view of the reported cases of kidnapping in some parts of the country.

“The training is imperative to ensure compliance with the CG’s directive on the mandate of securing schools for the safety of students and staff.

“Cases of abduction in schools must come to an end, that is the primary purpose of this training.

“We need to restore the confidence of the people in our ability to secure schools in the FCT,” the commandant said.

He therefore called on schools in the FCT to register with the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre, so that they could be added to the ecosystem.

Odumosu explained that the registration was free and meant to ensure better coordination and make responses to emergencies more quicker and efficient.

Odumosu assured that the training and retraining of the personnel would be held regularly to ensure prompt response to any security threat.

“We must make schools safe haven once again for children,” he added.

He charged the female strike force to conduct routine patrol and surveillance of schools to prevent threats and attacks.

He also enjoined the strike force to hold periodic security awareness and enlightenment talks for student and teachers.

Odumosu also directed the operatives to abide by the corps’ Standard Operational Procedure in discharging their duties and avoid over zealousness in the use of force or fire arms.(NAN)

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Tinubu Appoints Bello as new Chairman of CCB

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.

This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday in Abuja.

Ngelale said that Bello was a consummate professional with more than 25 years of work experience in consulting, banking, law enforcement, financial services and academia.

He said that the President anticipated the new Chairman would lead the Bureau with utmost integrity toward the realization of its mandate of maintaining high standards of public morality in the conduct of government business.

Ngelale said Tinubu expected the new appointee to ensure that the actions and behaviour of public officers conform to the highest standards of morality and accountability.(NAN)

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