Govt speaks on recruitment of 1000 workers

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has approved the recruitment
of 1,000 primary health workers.

He said the new decision is part of efforts to improve health care
delivery in the state.

Dr Betta Edu, Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare
Development Agency made this known in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Calabar.

"The objective is to fill the existing gaps and improve healthcare
delivery in the state.

"The agency is committed to a transparent process based on merit. This
is healthcare and we cannot afford to play nepotism or politics with
health.

"All applicants will go through examination and interview. Successful
candidates will be published online in our website.

"All applications will be submitted online directly to the agency, and
applicants will be applying to work in specific primary health care
facilities across the state, where they will be bonded.

"On no account should any member of the public give any money to
anybody for employment into the state Primary Healthcare Agency,'' Edu
said.

She warned that any applicant discovered to have bribed or paid money
to any syndicate, stands automatically disqualified.

"Also, any perpetrator caught will face the full weight of the law,'' Edu added.