Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Lagos Approves 75% CONMESS For Doctors

Dear All, It has taken Fashola and his team of advisers in Lagos about 14weeks to respond to legit demands of doctors in the state at the expense of people's health and loss of lives that may have been saved if the doctors' strike is averted. The questions are: who long will it take this same team to respond to the strike in the education sector where lives may not be at stake? How progressive is Fashola and his team if the two very important social sectors in the state are grounded? Your answer to these questions may help the Fashola team to see reasons to respond quickly and responsibly to the demands of Doctors and scholars in the state.
Laguda

--- On Wed, 11/10/10, Farayiola <farayiolaj@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Farayiola <farayiolaj@gmail.com>
> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Lagos Approves 75% CONMESS For Doctors
> To: "USA Africa Dialogue Series" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 2:14 PM
> Lagos Approves 75% CONMESS For
> Doctors
>
> LAGOS State Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Tuesday
> approved
> increased salaries and allowances for Medical/Dental
> workers in the
> state public service to the equivalent of 75per cent of
> the
> Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).
>
> In a statement, Commissioner for Establishment and
> Training, Mr. Jide
> Sanwo-Olu said: "Having painstakingly examined the issue,
> His
> Excellency has directed in line with the newly approved pay
> policy of
> the state, an implementation of an increase in the salaries
> and
> allowances of medical/dental officers in the state public
> service to
> an amount equivalent to about 75per cent of the
> Consolidated Medical
> Salary Structure in order to prevent further loss of lives
> and protect
> the welfare of the citizens of the state."
>
> Sanwo-Olu said in response to the doctors' demands, the
> government
> agreed to review the dismissal of Dr. Ibrahim Olaifa; the
> commencement
> of the deduction of the Medical Guild's check-off dues
> through the
> Treasury Office and a review of the issue of tax deduction
> in order to
> comply with relevant Tax Laws of Government.
>
> The government urged the doctors to end the strike.
>
> culled from thenationonlineng.net
>
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