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66 nurses bow out from Ogun State service

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No fewer than 66 nurses on Tuesday retired from the Ogun State service, with a big gap created in the ministry.

Speaking at the retirement service, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, the Commissioner for Health, described nurses as the “engine room of the health sector’’.

According to him, their care-giving role, which gives speedy healing power to patients, has been of great benefit to the service.

Ipaye said that the “nursing profession is a service to humanity’’ while commending the retirees for their selfless services during their service years.

The commissioner said that because of the large number of nurses that retired within a year, a need analysis would be conducted to identify the areas that needed to be replaced.

“There is need for replacement and the ministry would do the needful within the shortest time.

“We’ll conduct a need analysis; look at the gap that has been created with their retirement and do needful to ensure the gap does not affect service delivery,’’ Ipaye said.

Mrs Caroline Odutayo, the Director of Nursing Department, State Hospitals Management Board, commended the retirees for a peaceful working relationship.

Odutayo said that the board would ensure the documents were processed for quick payment of their pensions and gratuities.

Mr Kayode Ajisebi, who spoke on behalf of other retirees, thanked the state government for the opportunity given to them to serve.

Ajisebi said that as part of his retirement plan, he would go into farming to enable him contribute to the nation’s food production.

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