Lagos Govt May Remove Training Doctors From Scheme of Service

Lagos State Government on Sunday has hinted it may remove doctors undergoing training in the state from its Scheme of Service.

This was noted by the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle in a statement on Sunday.

According to Ponnle, “the resolutions reached at the 42 National Council on Establishments (NCE) Meeting held in Lagos on Monday, November 30 – Friday, December 4, 2020, necessitated the issuance of a circular by the Head of Service of Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, to communicate the decision taken at the Federal level to public servants in Lagos.

“The directive was that Internship Programmes/Houseman-ship/NYSC Doctors in the Public Service should no longer attract Grade Levels in the Salary Structure as the programmes form part of the training.

She however stated that the state government “through the Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions, would hold a stakeholders’ consultative meeting in the coming week on the implications of the decision taken by the National Council of Establishments on Internship, Housemanship and NYSC Doctors in the Civil/Public Service, which prompted the action”.

“Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu remains committed to the welfare of Lagos State Government employees, particularly the health workers who have showed commitment, bravery and resilience in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic,” she stated.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state recorded six COVID-19 related deaths within two days.

Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Sunday, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for July 30 and July 31.

He said that the deaths increased the state’s COVID-19 related mortality to 384.

According to him, 4,437 tests were conducted on the reported dates, out of which 519 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed.

“The new infections increased the state’s total COVID-19 infections to 63,872,” Abayomi said.

He said that there are currently 2,783 active COVID-19 cases in communities being managed under the state’s Home Based Care.

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