In Nasarawa, 59 doctors quit due to inadequate welfare circumstances.

A total of fifty-nine physicians who were employed by the state of Nasarawa State at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, or DASH, in Lafia, have resigned.

The doctors' main reasons for quitting over the last three months were the lack of hazard allowances and unfavorable working circumstances.


According to information obtained by DAILY POST, 39 of the doctors resigned because they were unhappy with their working conditions, while 20 of them departed to pursue possibilities in Saudi Arabia.


This mass departure of medical personnel is part of a larger trend of unrest in labor relations at hospitals run by the Nasarawa State Government, which includes doctor resignations, strikes, and demonstrations about the lack of hazard allowances.

The circumstances have gotten worse recently months, with more than fifty physicians quitting their positions with the state between January and March 2024.

The hospital received around 25 resignation letters from doctors in a span of two days, according to a government official from DASH who wished to remain unnamed, indicating the seriousness of the problem.

The president of the National Association of Resident Doctors in Nasarawa State, Dr. Yakubu Adeleke, expressed his dissatisfaction with the state government's lack of response to the doctors' requests for better welfare.

He listed several key objections, including the fact that some doctors have worked for up to eight years without receiving a promotion, and warned that the state's health system would be severely strained if doctors began to resign in large numbers.

"Medics in Nasarawa State have been," he declared. remained motionless. Not given a raise. After eight years of employment, some doctors have not received a promotion.

In response, Dr. Gaza Gwamna, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, acknowledged the difficulties and said that the state government had started putting a benefit package for physicians into place.

Gwamna told the remaining doctors not to worry, as the government was hiring people to cover the positions that were open.