Resident doctors suspend five-day warning strike
By Kasim Isa Muhammad
Kanempress
22nd May 2023
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has ordered its members to return to work today (Monday) after five days warning strike.
National President of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, revealed that work resumes by today 8 a.m., in all federal and state Teaching Hospitals as well as other hospitals where resident doctors are trained.
Mr Orji further added that the association will review the government’s efforts in resolving the issues in the next two weeks.
“The strike has been suspended and work resumes at 8 a.m. tomorrow,” he said.
“Progress made will be reviewed on 2 June during our general meeting where the next line of action will be decided.”
Kanempress gathered that some of the association’s demands include an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), to the tune of 200% of the current gross salary of doctors.
It could be recalled that the doctors under the auspices of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, began a five-day warning strike in public health facilities across the federation Wednesday last week.
