The federal government has been given two weeks to implement the new National Minimum Wage and Hazard Allowance or face indefinite strike action, according to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
Following the association’s July National Executive Council meeting and Scientific Conference, the NARD’s president, Dr. Dare Ishaya, secretary general, Suleiman Abiodun, and publicity and social secretary, Alfa Yusuf, jointly issued the ultimatum in a communiqué that was made available to Daily Trust.
Condemning the embarrassing situation, the NARD pleaded with the federal government, the Nigerian Governors Forum, stakeholders, and well-meaning Nigerians to put pressure on the governors of Imo, Ondo, Ekiti, and Gombe states to promptly pay the arrears of salaries and allowances owed to its members in the tertiary health institutions.
In order for its members to register for exams by the deadline set by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, it urged the federal government to move swiftly on the payment of the recently revised Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) within the two-week deadline (NPMCN).
The association demanded that the federal government and all state governments look into the problem of doctor assault, thoroughly investigate the continuing cases, and put measures in place to stop the threat in its tracks and prevent future occurrences.
