Group Clears Air Over Truancy Statement In PHC’s … Says Statement Was Misconstrued

By Emmanuel Adeoye

The Civil Society in Malaria Control Immunization and Nutrition, ACOMIN, has denied the statement credited to it in the media that some nurses have been playing truancy at the Primary Health Centres in the State.

In a statement in Ado Ekiti, Chairman of the group, Sir Olu Ogunrotimi said such statement did not emanate from him, saying he was misconstrued.

According to him, the group only observed that their was shortage of health workers in PHCs and called on the government to employ more skilled workers to man the centres so as to ensure better access to health care services at the grassroots.

He noted that out of over three hundred functional PHCs in the state, less than 70 nurses are available as some had retired while others had left for greener pastures.

Ogunrotimi noted that the group never said that nurses did not show up at work as captured in the said report. 

Highlighting the achievements of the group, Ogunrotimi said, “the group had advocated better welfare for nurses on many occasions and had facilitated necessary working tools for them to work at the health centres.

He however apologized to the nurses in the state for such wrong impression, saying the group is not in the habit of embarrassing any profession.

The Chairman hoped that the long relationship built over the years would be sustained.

He called on government to do everything possible to enhance welfare of health workers.