Resident Doctors Threaten Strike, Issue 21-Day Ultimatum

Resident doctors have threatened to down tools in the next 21 days except the federal government meet their demands.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) also referred Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole; a former health minister, Dr Onyebuchi Chukwu, and one other, all life members, for sanction for carrying out activities and actions inimical to welfare and progress of the association.

In a communiqué at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the association in Calabar by its president, Dr Onyebueze John; Secretary General, Dr Aneke Emmanuel and Publicity Secretary, Dr Asinobi Ugoeze, the resident doctors demanded their immediate enrollment on the IPPIS platform without further delay.

Other demands include, according to the communiqué, “The circularization of house officer entry point despite various collective agreements on same.
“The plan of the Federal Government to stagnate the promotion of resident doctors.

“The delay in payment of salary shortfalls experienced between January and May 2017 as well as outstanding shortfalls from 2016.

“The cloud of poor working conditions and poor remunerations that our members in the state Tertiary health institutions have endured despite our appeals to relevant stakeholders and having proffered viable solutions to the quagmire.

“The recent attempts by official as of some Federal Government parastatals to erode the proper placement for resident doctors on their appropriate grade levels and steps which was noted with dismay.”
Others are: “The activities of some past and current top officials of the Ministry of Health who are our life members which are viewed as inimical to the welfare and progress of the association.

“That in view of the negative actions and stance of the following life members of our association on the aforementioned issues, Prof Isaac Adewole, Dr Wapada Balami, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, they are hereby referred to NARD disciplinary committee for adjudication and further action.

“In the light of the foregoing, NARD gives the Federal Government of Nigeria 21 days to address these issues in totality failing which NARD cannot continue to guarantee industrial harmony.”

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