- By Ebube J. Yeolawa
The Delta State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has approved a ₦200,000 increase in the monthly salary of doctors in Delta State and a ₦100,000 tax-free allowance for house officers, as part of efforts to attract and retain medical professionals in the state.
This was announced by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, during a press briefing that entry-level doctors will now earn ₦570,000 monthly; up from ₦370,000, while house officers’ pay will rise from over ₦250,000 to above ₦350,000, under the governor’s approved “MORE Special Allowance.”
The commissioner said the approval followed the low turnout of doctors in the ongoing recruitment of over 700 health workers, despite more than 6,000 applications received, express ingredients confidence that the improved pay will attract more doctors while assuring that the process will remain strictly merit-based and free of any form of payment.
