THE Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Kunle Salako, assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is tougher and resolute to win the war against the current economic hardship being experienced in the country.
Salako said this is evident in the President’s determination to improve power generation, transmission and distribution as well as ramp up infrastructure, promote access to capital, eliminate multiple taxation and diversify the economy, ostensibly to turn the nation’s fortune around for the better.
Salako gave the assurance during his paper presentation titled: “Building a Resilient Workforce: Embracing climate-centric innovations” at the 44th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the National Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
“The President is determined to significantly improve power generation, transmission, and distribution, massively ramp up infrastructure, promote access to capital, eliminate multiple taxation, diversify the economy and encourage value addition and export.
“The whole idea is to increase local production without which our economy cannot be turned around. I want to assure this gathering today that President Tinubu is committed, he is capable and with the support of Nigerians, he will turn around the fortunes of our country for the better,” he said.
The Minister also expressed concern over the frequent strike phenomenon in the healthcare system, warning that it threatens the resilience of the health sector to respond to
Salako, a physician, challenged the health workers to do a reappraisal about incessant strike as a tool for fighting their cause, saying it is becoming unpopular and alienating doctors and other health professionals from the people.
He said: “Let me briefly address two key issues that normally do not receive attention when discussing healthcare system resilience. These are industrial harmony and job satisfaction cum workforce retention. A healthcare system that frequently suffers strikes and industrial disharmony cannot be regarded as resilient.
“Similarly, when the system is unable to retain well trained staff for reasonable length of time, its resilience becomes challenged. I wish to recognize that governments and hospitals management are not free of blame in the scenario of frequent strikes being witnessed in our health system.