IKOYI-OBALENDE LCDA INCREASES DOCTORS' SALARIES TO N800,000, AS RECONSTRUCTION OF PHC NEARS COMPLETION

In a bold move to reaffirm his administration’s commitment to quality healthcare delivery, the Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Authority, Hon. Fuad Atanda-Lawal, has approved a second upward review of salaries of doctors on the payroll of the LCDA to ₦800,000 monthly, effective June 2025. The latest increment represents a 100% hike from the existing ₦400,000, and a 300% total increase since February 2024, when the doctors’ salaries were first reviewed from ₦200,000 to ₦400,000. According to a statement released by the council, the decision reflects both an appreciation of the indispensable role healthcare workers play and a strategic step towards retaining medical talent in the local system amid growing emigration pressures. “Our administration is not only reconstructing the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Primary Healthcare Centre—we’re rebuilding the very foundation of healthcare delivery in Ikoyi-Obalende,” said Chairman Atanda-Lawal. “By increasing our doctors' salaries again, we are reinforcing our belief that a healthy society is a wealthy society” he assured. The salary review coincides with the near-completion of the comprehensive reconstruction of the Primary Health Centre, now entering its upper-level construction phase.  Once complete, the new PHC is expected to deliver improved access to high-quality healthcare for thousands of residents across the LCDA. Chairman Atanda-Lawal further emphasized that the pay rise is designed to secure long-term commitment from healthcare workers and reduce attrition due to the Japa syndrome. He urged residents to continue supporting the government’s efforts and expressed confidence in the incoming administration to sustain and expand the people-centered initiatives pioneered under his leadership. “We have only a few weeks left in office, but we remain committed to serving till the very last hour,” he stated. This proactive investment in healthcare personnel and infrastructure is part of a broader legacy by the Atanda-Lawal administration—one defined by action, continuity, service and the desire to Leave No One Behind.