Jigawa State governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has directed the immediate employment of 32 medical students who passed their Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) examination recently.
The governor gave the directive when the students visited his office to express their appreciation to him for the support and opportunity given to them to study in the universities.
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The 32 students are among the 60 students sponsored by the state government to study medicine in China six years ago, and returned home after graduation.
While shedding light on the recruitment, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Muazu Sa’id, said the 32 students were undergoing their housemanship at Rashid Shekoni Teaching Hospital and Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Birnin Kudu in the state.
He said the remaining 28 graduates will also join the training after passing their MDCN examination.
He said the doctors are already on the state government allowance according to the bond they signed with the state government.
The state commissioner for information, youth, sports and culture, Hon Bala Ibrahim said besides the 60 students who graduated this year, the state government had also sponsored 160 others to study various medical courses in Sudan last year, out of which, 100 were females.
According to him, the policy was aimed at producing manpower that will manage the newly constructed and upgraded primary and tertiary health facilities in the state.
In their response, the doctors speaking through Dr Abdul Rahman Wada Jahun promised to reciprocate the gesture of the state government through quality service delivery.