By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Monday, July 28, 2025, expressed fears that Jigawa State may soon be without qualified Medical Doctors , going by the exodus of practitioners.
At a Media Briefing in Dutse, the State Capital, the Chairman of the Jigawa State Chapter of the umbrella body of Medical Doctors in Nigeria, Dr Usman Haruna, lamented that in the last five months, the State health sector has lost no fewer than 30 doctors to neighbouring States and Federal Institutions who are offering competitive remuneration packages.
According to him, the Doctors who have been leaving in droves since February this year are doing so mainly because of the poor working conditions of the system in the State, particularly the inability of the State to align its salary structure with national standards.
He expressed serious fears that if nothing is urgently done to arrest the ugly trend, it will not be too long before the entire system becomes completely bereft of qualified medical personnel.
Particularly, the NMA expressed disappointment with the abysmal remuneration package on offer in the State, noting that it is the major cause of the exodus plaguing the system.
“Jigawa State is losing its best-trained professionals to neighbouring States and Federal Institutions that offer standard and competitive remuneration package based on the CONMESS salary structure.
“This haemorrhage of talent threatens the very foundation of our State’s healthare delivery system.
“Over five months ago, after our crucial engagement with the state Governor, Umar Namadi, in his magnanimity, graciously approved and mandated the minimum wage implementation committee to within two weeks, meet with us, resolve and report to him on the fiscal requirements for implementing urgent salary structure for doctors to align with their counterparts at Federal institutions, including correction of entry point disparities , implementation of hazard and rectification of call duty allowances .
“To date ,the committee has failed to report back to the Governor , despite having allegedly completed its assignment a long time ago”, the NMA chairman state.
Dr Haruna domiciled the large chunk of the blame for Doctors exodus from the system on the door steps of the Committee which failure has continued to demoralize health sector personnel in the state .
The Medical Association insisted that the lackadaisical attitude of the Wages Committee is greatly undermining the entire healthcare delivery system in Jigawa state
He, therefore, called an urgent intervention to serve the system from a total collapse
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