The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, to approve the implementation of the 2021 revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure for veterinary doctors in Kogi.
The state Kogi State NLC Chairman, Mr Gabriel Amari, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja.
Amari expressed concerns over the disparities in the salaries of health workers in Kogi and called for the immediate implementation of the 2021 revised CONMESS for veterinary doctors in the state.
“We passionately request the governor to look into the non-implementation of the revised CONMESS for the state veterinary doctors.
“This is imperative because in January 2021, the immediate past governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, approved the implementation of revised CONMESS for doctors in the state civil service.
“Regrettably, the implementation was done for only medical doctors in the state while the state veterinary doctors were excluded.
“It is important to note that globally both medical and veterinary doctors are remunerated equally. Therefore, it is only equitable that they receive the same treatment in Kogi.
“We earnestly implore the governor to intervene to rectify this disparity and ensure that state veterinary doctors are granted the same consideration as their medical doctor counterparts,” Amari said.
The labour leader also demanded the implementation of previous agreements on promotions, leave bonuses, annual increments and other allowances.
Amari noted that the current N30,000 national minimum wage fell short of meeting basic needs of workers in the prevailing market conditions of the country.
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