Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, have unanimously agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, August 2, 2021.
This is coming at a very critical time when the country is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections; the signal of a third wave of the pandemic.
The doctors reached the decision after their National Executive Council, NEC, meeting attended by over fifty members across the country.
They noted that Federal Government has failed to honour and implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it signed with them after over one hundred days.
The doctors particularly dem
anded immediate withdrawal of the circular removing House Officers from the scheme of service, which was not implemented.
President of the NARD, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, who made these known in a statement, also noted that despite efforts by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, to ensure the Medical Residency Training Funds is captured in the supplementary budget, the Federal Government has failed to disburse the funds to its members.
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