•‘Our hazard allowance is N5,000, each senator collects N1.2m’
By Chioma Obinna
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, convened an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on April 7, 2021 to review their ongoing strike and the offers of the Federal Government so far.
The NEC, attended by over 100 members from more than 60 centers across the country via zoom after deliberations, voted unanimously that the “total and indefinite strike”, which started on April 1, be continued until the federal and state governments meet their demands.
Sunday Vanguard spoke with the National President of NARD, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, who said that, despite efforts of the national officers of NARD to ensure that the Federal Government does the needful to prevent the strike, government has continued in their insincerity of promises hence the current stalemate.
•‘Our hazard allowance is N5,000, each senator collects N1.2m’
By Chioma Obinna
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, convened an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on April 7, 2021 to review their ongoing strike and the offers of the Federal Government so far.
The NEC, attended by over 100 members from more than 60 centers across the country via zoom after deliberations, voted unanimously that the “total and indefinite strike”, which started on April 1, be continued until the federal and state governments meet their demands.
Sunday Vanguard spoke with the National President of NARD, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, who said that, despite efforts of the national officers of NARD to ensure that the Federal Government does the needful to prevent the strike, government has continued in their insincerity of promises hence the current stalemate.
a luta continua; vitória é certa“, which means, “the struggle continues; victory is certain”.
So, what is the bone of contention?
The communique issued after their meeting listed all the ten demands that prompted the strike and reappraised the federal government’s response for each of them.
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TheCable has contacted the federal ministry of health to confirm the doctors’ claims.
Here is the full list of the demands as shared in the communique issued by Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, NARD president (pictured above):
1. Immediate Payment of all salaries owed to all house officers including march salaries (regardless of quota system) before the end of business on the 31st of March 2021.
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Patients groan in Abuja public hospitals as NARD strike hits hard
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By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA- ONE week after resident doctors began industrial action over a disagreement with their employer, the federal government, over some demands, patients have appeared to be at the receiving end, as they have remained unattended to by the doctors.
While the federal government-owned hospitals have remained without resident doctors since the strike began, patients who were on admission before the development have been left in the care of nurses and some consultants engaged by the management of the medical facilities.
In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory city, some patients have been evacuated to some private hospitals within the city centre while others were moved to other hospitals outside FCT due to poor attention resulting from the unavailability of resident doctors.