The Kwara State Local Government Service Commission has received approval from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to recruit healthcare personnel into the state’s basic healthcare sector.
The new personnel will include doctors, nurses, and other health workers to address the shortage in parts of the state.
In a statement released on Sunday by the commission’s Press Secretary, Lubaba Haliru, the Chairman, Umar Shero, explained that the recruitment is essential due to the lack of medical staff in certain areas.
The statement read, “The vacancies are for medical doctors, nurses/midwives, CHO, CHEW/JCHEW, Pharm/Technicians, Laboratory technicians, and health attendants.”
Shero also mentioned that the recruitment will give priority to ad-hoc staff who are already working in the system. “The recruitment exercise will prioritise the ad-hoc staff who are currently in the system. They will get the right of first refusal as compensation for their work,” he said.
Interested applicants have been asked to submit their applications between Monday, September 15, and Friday, September 20, 2024. “Interested applicants should fill and submit the attached google form (https://forms.gle/jYBgxsjgXnq67cjZ8) between Monday, September 15, and Friday, September 20, 2024, and only successful applicants will be contacted for the next phase of the exercise,” the statement added.
The commission also noted that priority will be given to qualified individuals living near the healthcare facilities where workers are most needed.