The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives ,Plateau state
council on Monday called on the Federal government , state government
and all relevant authorities to work to ensure the release of Jennifer
Ukambong Samuel from her abductors .
Addressing newsmen in Jos the state Chairman of the council Comrade
Briskilla Dabit further expressed sadness over the unjustifiable
abduction of the Aid Worker and Plateau indigene, Jennifer Ukambong
Samuel by the Boko Haram sect and considering the fact that several
indigenes had been previously executed by the sect stressing that
government must do everything thing possible to ensure the release of
the present Aid Worker and others in captivity in Borno State.
She said “The body wishes to express their gratitude and appreciation to
the government of Plateau state under Governor Simon Lalong for the
swift response and attention given to the unfortunate abduction of our
colleague Nurse Jennifer , who is a aide worker attached to Alliance for
International Medical Action (ALIMA ) a humanitarian organisation
saddled with the responsibility of providing health care services in the
North east part of Nigeria “.
She said “As a professional body responsible for the welfare and
wellbeing of Nurses , We wish to call on Governor Lalong to use his
exalted office as the Chairman Northern Governors forum to secure the
unconditional release of Nurse Jennifer as well as other citizens who
are also in captivity .”
“According to our findings , quite a number of the aid workers in the
North East are either citizens of Plateau state or schooled in our dear
state , recently we received a delegation of Jennifer Ukambong,s
colleagues and classmates at our office lamenting how they feel unsafe
working in the north east , we are aware that plans have been underway
since last year to recruit nurses in Plateau . ”
“We are appealing to government to expedite action and avail this opportunity for our teeming applicants ”
we call on Plateau state government to employ nurses ,we are appealing
to the state government to totally lift the embargo on employment .
As a listening Governor , we believe Governor Simon Lalong will look
into issues raised and give directives for recruitment of workers in a
bit to cushioning the emotional and psychological stress given to our
colleagues who are in the North east
The group further charged the Federal Government to provide adequate security to aid workers in the north east