The strike followed an expiration of a two weeks ultimatum issued by the doctors.
According to the President of the association, Jubril Abdullahi, the had no choice but to strike as a result of the federal government’s refusal to meet their demands, and namely to pay the accumulated salaries.
The doctors also complained of the refusal of the government to implement an agreement with the union on the Integrated Payroll Payment System (IPPS).
Some teaching hospitals such as the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba, owes its resident doctors more than four months salaries. The LUTH chapter of the group had only suspended an industrial action about two weeks ago.
Besides the IPPS, the doctors also complained of poor funding of residency training of its members by the FG.
However, this is not the first time the group is embarking on strike this year. On June 26, the doctors had done same and suspended it on the 28th when top government officials intervened. The doctors said nothing has been done by the government to meet their demands since then.
“It’s two months away for the year to end, it’s quite unfair. There can’t be good medical specialization without residency training. The government should live up to her responsibilities” immediate past president of the association, Ismail Lawal, told Premium Times.
It will be reminded that NARD had issued the ultimatum on September 16, 2013.
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