Doctors in Kaduna State are reportedly being dismissed for demanding improved pay, having endured a monthly salary of ₦137,000, which is further reduced by ₦37,000 in deductions.
This was revealed in a series of posts shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @mumtazin, who decried the situation as deeply unfair.
He emphasized that one doctor in a general hospital is expected to cater to over 150,000 people.
"What is happening in Kaduna is heartbreaking," he wrote. "All doctors in the state's teaching and general hospitals have gone on strike."
According to him, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital currently has only nine house officers, with six of them not receiving any salary-despite approval to employ 96 officers.
He further explained that many general hospitals in the state operate with just three doctors for entire communities, leaving them overworked and underpaid with a salary structure dating back a decade.
"While their colleagues in other states earn over ₦300,000, Kaduna doctors are being threatened with sack letters for overstaying their training," he added.
@mumtazin also stated that these doctors are being denied outside postings due to a lack of manpower-yet are being sacked for not progressing in their training.
In another post, he claimed some doctors have already received termination letters for speaking out and are now being asked to return 50% of their entitlements.
"They sack and ask them to pay back 50% of their entitlements 💔. THIS IS WICKEDNESS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. Just because they went on strike for their RIGHTS?😭," he wrote.
He further criticized the management at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, saying: "BDTH Management claims they have overstayed their training without progress. What do you mean by that when they work day and night without breaks, in severely understaffed hospitals, with no opportunity to prepare for their exams or attend outside postings? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE 💔💯."
Calling on the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, and Minister of Health, Muhammad Pate, he urged authorities to intervene: "This is happening now in BDTH with ALL THE DOCTORS and this is not how we should treat the very people caring for our sick."
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