
The Kwara State government on Monday, 12 January, announced the approval 100 percent payment of the Consolidated Health Workers’ Salaries Structure (CONHESS).
The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Hospital Management Board, Dr Abdulraheem Malik, told reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, during an inter-ministerial press briefing, saying that the salaries of health workers in the state are now on par with those of their counterparts at the federal level.
Dr Malik added that the board has recruited more doctors and health workers to bridge the gap caused by the Japa syndrome and brain drain in the state.
This development, according to the government, has reduced attrition from the state health sector to the federal government, adding that “this has diminished the menace of the Japa syndrome in the state health sector.”
Also speaking, the Managing Director of the state Garment Factory, Bukola Adedeji, hinted that the factory can employ no fewer than 4,000 workers, stating that the factory is capable of producing 6,000 garments daily.
Mrs Adedeji added that the factory has been positioned to make Kwara a leader in garment production.
She added that the factory will expand into the African market through its targeted marketing strategies.