Lagos Doctors Plead For Payment Of Salaries

Protesting Lagos doctors

Doctors in the employ of Lagos State on Sunday staged a peaceful rally at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja to appeal for the payment of their salaries.

The Nation reports that doctors’ body, Medical Guild said the state government should temper justice with mercy to waive its “no work no pay rule”.

It said the decision has left its member heartbroken because of unpaid salaries during strike.
Its chairman, Dr Biyi. Kufo alleged that doctors were owed salary for the period it joined the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to embark on national strike in April and May of 2012 and September this year when Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) broke out in the country. “The government said we didn’t participate but we were at work and our members were part of the volunteers who treated those who were isolated,” he said.

Secretary, NMA Lagos State branch, Dr Babajide Saheed said the state government did not apply the same rule when the Judiciary and teacher went on strike.

“We consider this selective justice. A father should never treat his children differently.  There should be equality, fairness and justice,” he noted.

He said doctors consider the manner the state is handling the situation as a form of harassment.
He appealed to the good people of the state to prevail on the government to have a rethink and do the needful, which is to pay doctors’ outstanding salaries.