[News] Abia government denies sacking doctors

Abia state’s government has denied claim of sacking all medical doctors in the state’s public service.

 

The state’s commissioner for Health, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, stated that no one has been asked to submit “fresh expression of interest” as claimed in a fake circular making rounds online.

 

Dctors and members of the general public to ignore the rumour and support the several initiatives of the government at driving holistic healthcare delivery in the state.

 

Okoronkwo added;

 

“The purported sack is only the figment of the authors’ 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.”