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Resident doctors declare nationwide strike from June 9
Doctors in the country under the auspices of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD, are to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday, June 9.
The National President, Dr Muhammad Askira, stated this in Kano on Tuesday while speaking with journalists.
According to Askira, the decision to embark on the strike action was taken at the ordinary general meeting of the National Executive Council of the association held between May 30 and June 5 in Jos.
He said: “16 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.’’
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Continuing, Askira said if by midnight of Sunday, June 19, their demands were not met, all the members of the association, including those exempted, would join the indefinite nationwide strike.
The NARD president said the association found it necessary to take the painful decision following the inability of the government to meet its demands.
“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.
He however said the association is open to discussion and ready to partner government to ensure effective health care service delivery to Nigerians.
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