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| Onyebueze John, president, NARD - NARD has resolved to reject the promissory offer from Government, and proceed on total and indefinite strike action |
Resident doctors under
the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) across Nigeria have
commenced a nationwide indefinite strike.
PREMIUM
TIMES report continues:
The
doctors resolved to proceed on the strike after a meeting of its national
leadership that ended in the early hours of Monday.
In
a brief statement obtained by Vanguard Newspapers, the President of the
National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, Onyebueze John, said, “Rising
from our NEC meeting, which started by 7pm yesterday and ended 3am today. NARD
has resolved to reject the promissory offer from Government, and proceed on
total and indefinite strike action until all items in her demand list for strike
action are resolved by Government.”
PREMIUM
TIMES reported how the Minister of Labour had said on Saturday after a meeting
with the doctors that the planned strike had been suspended.
The
doctors later refuted the statement, saying though they met with the
government, but were yet to take a decision.
The strike action is expected to adversely affect healthcare in public secondary and tertiary hospitals in the country, particularly the teaching hospitals.
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