Hospitals nationwide are expected to be shut as resident doctors under the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have commenced a five-day warning strike.
The action followed the expiration of a 24-hour ultimatum issued to the Federal Government after an earlier 10-day deadline lapsed on September 10 without resolution of their demands.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that NARD had, on September 1, warned that it would down tools if the government failed to address lingering issues.
The association confirmed the commencement of the strike in a message released on Friday and signed by its Secretary-General, Dr. Oluwasola Odunbaku.
According to NARD, the strike decision was reached after a six-hour virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting, which followed the expiration of its ultimatum to the Federal Government.
“Good morning, NEC Members, thank you all for your continued cooperation and understanding. As clearly stated in our earlier communique, the strike is scheduled to commence at 8:00 am today (Friday).
“All Centre leadership is expected to guide their members accordingly. Further updates will be communicated to NEC members in due course,” Odunbaku said.
The issues raised by the doctors include the non-release of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, non-payment of five months’ arrears arising from the revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, as well as outstanding specialist and hazard allowances.
This matter should have been slove, what’s keeping the government
K
Our government does not in support of welfare of the citizens. They should be able to take care of the health sector instead they spend money unnecessarily
The Nigeria government don’t care as long as France and others foreign nations allow them. They don’t go to hospital in Nigeria so why will bother them if the hospitals are turn to mortuary.
Federal government should address the issue before it get out of hand
They will not do anything my brother
See ehh am just tried of all this things happen in Nigeria
When two Elephants are fighting the ground and it grass always suffers. Can something good come from the Nigerian people. God have mercy