The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has warned it would embark on a nation wide strike if the federal government does not meet its demands.
According to Daily Trust, this was contained in a letter sent to Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire on Monday, signed by its president, Dr. Emeka Innocent Orji.
The association warned that the strike would start if the problems are not resolved before its National Executive Council meeting in January 2023, which is scheduled to take place from January 24 to 28.
The letter read in part, “Sir, our January 2023 National Executive Council meeting has been scheduled for January 24th to 28th, 2023, and we can confirm very clearly feelers that if these issues are not sorted out before that meeting, our members will likely give us a mandate to immediately kick-start processes that will lead to a nationwide industrial disharmony in the health sector.”
NARD had previously issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government six months ago due to unresolved issues affecting its members, including irregularities in the new circular on an upward review of the Medical Residency Training Fund, outstanding payment of the arrears of the new hazard allowance, non-payment of the skipping arrears for 2014, 2015, and 2016, and non-payment of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage to some of its members.
