Striking resident doctors to stage nationwide protests Wednesday, picket govt offices

Striking resident doctors to stage nationwide protests Wednesday, picket govt offices

Resident doctors have announced plans to embark on nationwide protests from Wednesday August 9, 2023 over their unmet demands.

This was announced on Saturday by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).

The Federal Government has ordered the stoppage of the salary of all resident doctors on strike based on no-work-no-pay policy.

The association declared its intention to embark on the protests in a circular addressed to Olufunso Adebiyi, permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, on Saturday.

The document was signed by Emeka Orji, NARD president and Kelechi Chikezie, secretary general.

The association said the protests would involve picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health, the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, and the federal and state tertiary health institutions across the country.

On July 26, resident doctors started an indefinite strike over the failure of the government to meet the demands of its members.

Some of the demands are payment of the 2023 medical residency training fund (MRTF); immediate release of the circular on one-for-one replacement and upward review of the consolidated medical salary structure (CONMESS).

Others are payment of outstanding arrears of consequential adjustment, hazard and skipping allowances.