Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowo has threatened to sack health workers in the state who have resulted to laziness and show poor commitment to their responsibilities
Governor Okowa who also advised the non-committed health workers to chose whether resign or allowed to be sacked was speaking in Asaba, the state capital at a meeting with medical officers of Primary Healthcare centres, towards recording full routine immunization coverage for the state
The Governor who also met with chairmen of the twenty five local government areas over the poor performance of the state in routine immunization
Okowa is furious and said it is unacceptable for Delta state to be one of the four states in the country that recorded zero performance in immunization coverage
The oil-rich state governor charge both the local government chairmen and the health workers to reset their commitment and not allow themselves to be seen toying with the lives of children, as non-immunization may lead to serious health implication in the future
"...please as local government chairmen, pay unscheduled visits to healthcare centres, to keep workers on their toes..."