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Updated April 10, 2021
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors met with federal government representatives on April 9, 2021.
The National Association of Resident Doctors has said it may call off its strike on Saturday after meeting with federal government representatives in Abuja.
The meeting, which lasted for over six hours, sought to address area of concerns which led to the strike embarked upon by the doctors on April 1.
NARD’s National President, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, said the association is satisfied with the outcome of the meeting.
He however said the association cannot call off the strike until consultations are made with its executive council.
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After an eight-hour meeting with the Federal Government on Friday, the National Association of Resident Doctors may shelve its nine-day-old strike on Saturday (today).
It was learnt that the meeting, which started at past 3pm and ended around 11pm on Friday, received an update on the level of implementation of the Memorandum of Action earlier signed by both parties.
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Vanguard, the National President of the Association, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi said the strike was suspended due to their responsibility to Nigerians and the fact that the Federal government has met some of their demands.
According to him, the strike was suspended after series of long hours of meetings with various stakeholders in the health sector.
“We have suspended the strike to show our patriotism to Nigerians. The government has met some of our demands and they have assured us that all our demands will be met. We are working on a press statement to that effect.
Tomorrow we will be having a press conference,” he stated.
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