Abia State Government revealed it has uncovered some doctors who travelled abroad for greener pastures but still on the government payroll despite leaving the state employment.
Governor Alex Otti disclosed this in Umuahia, the state capital at the first Abia State Council on Health at the International Conference Centre on Thursday.
The Governor while speaking on the theme, “Providing an Accessible, Affordable and Quality Healthcare System for the New Abia,” Otti said the unconverted doctors are still collecting salaries from the state despite leaving Abia’s employment and now working abroad.
He said “Furthermore, our ongoing digitalization of the Abia State civil service has uncovered some staff that have left their duty post for greener pastures, yet still receive remuneration from the State government,” he said.
“While the criminality involved in this is going to be addressed by the relevant agencies of government, the important thing here is that we do not have the number of hands that were hitter to report. We are working hard to fill these gaps.”
He also stated that his administration would recruit more health workers to strengthen the health sector.
Otti added that his government is strengthening primary health care and ensuring that health facilities are manned by personnel across the state.
