BREAKING: Nigerian Doctors Call Off Strike, Fix Date to Resume Duties
- At last, the long industrial action embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is over
- The decision was taken on Monday, October 4, during a meeting attended by delegates of NARD and NMA
- However, NMA urged NARD to make sure the federal government keeps to its promise made in August
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The leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday, October 4, called off its month-long strike.
In a statement signed by Nigerian Medical Association's secretary-general Ekpe Philips Uche, the association, after a meeting, advised striking doctors to call of the action, The Nation reports.
It was also was agreed that medical doctors will resume duties on Wednesday, October 6, Vanguard added.
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The president of NARD, Godiya Ishaya, at the meeting, therefore, declared that the strike has been called off.
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He said:
"We’ve officially suspended the strike to resume at 8:00 am on Wednesday. We made the decision in the wee hours of today.
"We held an emergency meeting from 5:30 pm on Sunday to the morning hours of today, and the NEC decided that having reviewed the progress made so far, the strike should be suspended.”
NMA also directed the National Officers Committee (NOC) to ensure the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the federal government earlier.
It also urged NOC to report back to the National Executive Council of NMA periodically on the progress made in this regard as the committee continues to liaise with the chairmen of branches across the country.
Doctors’ strike: No work, no pay, Buhari's govt tells NARD
Meanwhile, the government had advised striking members of NARD to resume duties while negotiations between both parties continue.
This was the appeal of the minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, August 12, in Abuja to resident doctors.
Ehanire noted that Nigeria is the only country in the world in which doctors go on industrial action in the midst of a global pandemic.
The minister added that the ‘No Work, No Pay’ rule is not a punitive measure but a provision of the Internal Labour Organisation (ILO).
Source: Legit.ng
