Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved the increment of hazard allowance for health workers in the state from N5,000 to N25,000 for the month of April 2020.
The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunlola, announced the governor’s gesture in a circular dated April 21, 2020.
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The letter stated that the increment was “in appreciation of the dedication of all health officers in Lagos to the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as their daily hazardous exposure to the highly contagious disease.”
“The gesture is an incentive to all health workers in Lagos as frontline responders in the fight against the pandemic.”
The head of service expressed the belief that the health officers would reciprocate the gesture with more doggedness and enthusiasm towards their duty in all the state health facilities.
