Aliyu Yusuf
The Head of Civil Service Kano state, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa has unveiled the inclusion of Optometrist cadre in the state Civil Service.
He made the disclosure when he received the Executive Members of the Kano Optometric Students Association (KANOSA) on thank you visit.
He said that with the recent review in the Scheme of Service and Civil Service Rules, various changes and inclusions were made to ensure that the scope of the service is broaden to accommodate more professions.
Alhaji Musa expressed gratitude to the visiting students for appreciating what his office has done in facilitating their inclusion to enjoy Bonding allowance along side with other medical students.
While urging them to face their studies with seriousness and dedication so as to graduate with flying colours, he granted them the permission to organize the eye screening of the Civil servants as requested.
Speaking earlier, the National President of the association, Umar Ahmad Musa said that they were at office of the HOS to thank him for the roles he played in the realization for their inclusion as beneficiaries of Bonding allowance.
” That is why we deem it necessary to pay you a thank you visit and also present to you an award of appreciation for what you have done to us” the President explained.
Ahmad Musa also solicited for the Head of Service to extend the association’s appreciation to Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf for approving the allowance, stressing the issue has been lingering for about eight years only to be concluded by the present administration.
He therefore, used the opportunity to request for the permission of the Head of Service to partner with the association for an eye screening excise to the state civil servants, observing that alot of them have one eye problem to another.
