Resident doctors have declared a nationwide strike beginning on Monday, on the ground that the Federal Government had failed to meet their demands.
The doctors, under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), reportedly said on Friday, in a statement, that it had resolved to proceed on indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, September 7, 2020 by 8:00am.
According to the report, the statement was signed by its President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba; Secretary, Dr Bilqis Mohammad, and the Publicity Secretary, Dr Egbogu Stanley.
It said the strike would only be averted if the government would begin immediate payment of the Medical Residency Training funding to all her members as approved in the revised 2020 budget; provision of genuine Group life insurance and death in service benefits for all health workers.
Some other demands noted include: payment of the outstanding April/May and June COVID-19 inducement allowance to all health workers; determination of the revised hazard allowance for all health workers as agreed in previous meetings with relevant stakeholders and immediate payment of the salary shortfalls of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The report further stated that doctors working under the various tertiary health institutions should be placed on appropriate salary grade level and universal implementation of the Medical Residency Training Act of 2017 in all state tertiary health institutions and payment of all arrears owed members in Federal and states tertiary health institutions, arising from the consequential adjustment of the National minimum wage. (PM News)
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