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Nigerian Doctors To Begin Strike March 31st
Nigerian Doctors Set Date To Begin Strike
Nigerian doctors are set to begin an indefinite nationwide strike from March 31, 2021, which will be the third nationwide strike by doctors in nine months.
The National Association of Resident Doctors made this known in a new internal memo dated March 18, 2021, which was jointly signed by its President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, and Secretary-General, Dr. Jerry Isogun.
The memo stated that doctors were asked to prepare financially and mentally for the indefinite strike which is based on the failure of the government to implement certain agreements.
It read in part, “Recall that at our last ENEC, it was resolved that a two-week timeline for the government to expedite actions on issues brought to it. You would also recall that the January NEC gave an ultimatum that will elapse on March 31, 2021, for all pending issues to be addressed.
“In the light of the above, we ask that all members should be sensitised and encouraged to prepare to prepare mentally, socially and financially for a strike action that will commence on March 31 indefinitely.”
He added, “A year ago, we told them to pay the insurance for members we lost. The Federal Government said they had done everything. After a year, none of the members has received insurance claims.
“We are still being paid N5,000 hazard allowances while National Assembly members take over N1.2m monthly for hardship allowance.”
Okhuaihesuyi said the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment had also failed to attend to their plight and even cancelled an important meeting where pressing issues were supposed to have been discussed.
“On February 26, we were to meet with the ministry of labour only to be told a day earlier that the meeting had been postponed and till today nothing. Enough is enough. They can go ahead to implement no work, no pay. We will make the health sector ungovernable for them,” he said.
The union had embarked on strike in June and September 2020 due to unpaid allowances and poor working conditions.
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