According to President of the Association, National Association of Resident
Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) Muhammad Askira, he said that they will be
going on a nationwide strike starting from Thursday
June 9th.
According to him, they are taking the painful decision
of embarking on the strike action following the failure of
the federal government to meet its demands of better
working condition and better remuneration.
He added that the decision to go on strike was taken at
the associations ordinary general meeting in Jos .
He
Made
the announcement on Tuesday, June 7th.
“Sixteen out of 58 federal tertiary
institutions or centres were
exempted from the initial centre
based strike for the commitment of
the chief medical director of the
hospitals to implement the federal
government’s directives. If by
midnight on Sunday, June 19, our
demands are not met, all the
members of the association,
including those exempted, would join
the indefinite nationwide strike. Due
to the failure of the government to
address the demands of NARD, it
has declared a total and indefinite
strike. NARD has to take this painful
decision in order to highlight the
plight of our hardworking members
who have had to endure a long
period of deprivation and
disenfranchisement.”he said
Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) Muhammad Askira, he said that they will be
going on a nationwide strike starting from Thursday
June 9th.
According to him, they are taking the painful decision
of embarking on the strike action following the failure of
the federal government to meet its demands of better
working condition and better remuneration.
He added that the decision to go on strike was taken at
the associations ordinary general meeting in Jos .
He
Made
the announcement on Tuesday, June 7th.
“Sixteen out of 58 federal tertiary
institutions or centres were
exempted from the initial centre
based strike for the commitment of
the chief medical director of the
hospitals to implement the federal
government’s directives. If by
midnight on Sunday, June 19, our
demands are not met, all the
members of the association,
including those exempted, would join
the indefinite nationwide strike. Due
to the failure of the government to
address the demands of NARD, it
has declared a total and indefinite
strike. NARD has to take this painful
decision in order to highlight the
plight of our hardworking members
who have had to endure a long
period of deprivation and
disenfranchisement.”he said
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