₦airaland Forum

Honor10:
Ooo, so because they are medical doctors now, they shouldn't be disciplined, oga, thier are hundred of medical doctors begging for government work, more than 10 medical doctors have apply for that same position for ur information.

Oga this is Biu, Borno state not Lagos or Abuja.

Absenteeism is bad. However, can a governor lawfully issue a suspension in the manner Zulum is going about it?

good job......you are even better than this big layer president who is to say but not to do

Nigerians will not cease to amuse me

Do you people even realize that suspending these doctors will take a far greater toll on the lives of the common men in Borno that cannot afford private care?

Nice one from the Governor

Government workers must sit up

kings59:
Initial gragra right?

not only that, lets see him do same in any of the kanuri LGs.

governor Golum!!

kings59:
Why suspending them for being absent?

Those are medical doctors and they are highly needed.

I didn't even bother to read the content of the news because it exasperates me seeing people that are known for saving life get suspended.

There should be other ways to penalize them ,but not by suspension. Nigerian leaders are known for showing off on minor issues.

But you ended up suggesting no other means beside the suspension

Amarachi1990:
Govenor Babagan Umara Zulum of Borno State on Sunday suspended three medical doctors found to be absent on duty at the General Hospital in Biu local government area.

Another doctor was also suspended for trying to cover for the absentee doctors.

The Governor handed down the suspension during an unscheduled visit to the General Hospital to obtain first-hand knowledge of their operations as part of his tour of all local government areas in the state.

“I have earlier stated that my administration will not condone the culture of absenteeism, indolence, indiscipline and nepotism in the public service.

“We are working for the people, not the people working for us, we must value their time and respect their resources therefore lack of punctuality will not be accepted,” the governor warned.

He declared that prudent management of public funds, transparency and accountability will be the guiding principles of his administration.



See more here https://thickmatch.com/gov-zulum-suspends-four-borno-medical-doctors-absenteeism-lying/

1. I don't believe the governor has the right to unilaterally suspend them without hearing their own side of the story.
2. They have superiors, up to the cmd of the hospital. How come it took the governor to take notice their absenc? I'm sure the governor can't sustain this visit so, what happens next? The state should rather sanction the unit heads and cmd for not playing their role properly.
3. The state can employ biometric attendance register to curb absenteeism. This will be a better solution than this media show.
4. I also hope the gov took note of the health facilities, manpower, etc that have a much bigger impact health delivery than absent doctors

verifiablefacts:
not only that, lets see him do same in any of the kanuri LGs.

Una don carry una tribal bigotry come here again.?

texazzpete:
Nigerians will not cease to amuse me

Do you people even realize that suspending these doctors will take a far greater toll on the lives of the common men in Borno that cannot afford private care?

If you know, the attitude of Nigerians workers , towards coming late to work, you will not be here defending them.

Afamed:
If you know, the attitude of Nigerians workers , towards coming late to work, you will not be here defending them.

I’m saying there are other ways to punish them versus suspending desperately needed doctors. If you knew how dire our primary healthcare situation is, you wouldn’t be defending this bad decision.

texazzpete:
I’m saying there are other ways to punish them versus suspending desperately needed doctors. If you knew how dire our primary healthcare situation is, you wouldn’t be defending this bad decision.

You are encouraging the God complex. And you know doctors are extremely susceptible to this