Doctors in Ondo State, under the auspices of the Nigeria Medical Association, the Ondo State branch, have called on the state government to improve their welfare, saying they were suffering under the present working conditions.
The medical doctors urged the government to implement two key Federal Government circulars that affect their salaries and welfare, as had been done in other states of the federation for almost a year.
The chairman of the Ondo NMA, Dr Muyiwa Alonge, made the call in a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday.
The statement read, “For months, the Ondo State Government has not implemented two key Federal Government circulars that affect our salaries and welfare – the first is Circular SWC/S/04/S.218/IV/876 of 19th November 2025 on the Consequential Adjustment of Salaries, the second is Circular SWC/S/04/S.218/III/572 of 26th July 2025 on Accoutrement Allowance.
These are not new requests. They are our entitlements. Our colleagues at the Federal level and in many other states have been enjoying these benefits for almost a year. In Ondo State, it’s unfortunate that we are also still owed our 2024 promotion allowance, and no new doctors or health workers have been employed to replace those who left.”
Alonge noted that many doctors had left the state following japa syndrome, while the remaining ones in the service were overloaded with work, yet the government had not taken their welfare seriously
According to him, the association had made efforts to engage in dialogue with the government on the matter, but had received no positive response.
