UGONSA SENDS MEMO TO ITS STATE AND UNIT EXCOS

To All UGONSA State/Unit Executives

Sirs/Madams,

CHECKOFF DUES FROM NURSE INTERNS AND WORKING GRADUATE NURSES

The National leadership of UGONSA wishes to urge the Executives of State Chapters and local units of the association to be up and doing in carrying out our directive of keeping the association alive, progressive and responsive in our respective domains.

2. The National leadership’s intention is to empower States and Units to handle and resolve local issues and challenges locally, with reference to the National being executed only when problems had defied local interventions. 

3. Accordingly, we direct and authorize State executives to liaise with and coordinate units under them to checkoff Professional development dues of N1000 (one thousand naira) per month from Nurse Interns, and the regular monthly dues from working graduate nurses, and utilize accruing funds to pursue and galvanize support for positive aspirations of our members in States and Units.

4. While 40% of all funds realized shall be remitted to the National Coffers, 60% shall be retained by States and units as prescribed by our constitution. 

5. Funds must be prudently, transparently and judiciously deployed for resolution of local challenges, uplift of professionalism, public image and respectability of the nursing profession and most importantly promotion of qualitative client care in our respective states and units with credible accountability.

6. All dues checkoff must be directly remitted to States/Units bank accounts, catalogued National Accounts domiciled with States/Units, and not to private individuals’ accounts.

Kindly accept the assurances of familial regards.

Signed:

CHIEF (HON.) S.E.O. EGWUENU                                    NURSE G.I. NSHI

           National President                                                           National Secretary