Abuja Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Monday, September 15th, 2025

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Resident doctors successful Abuja connected Monday commenced an indefinite onslaught implicit the nonaccomplishment of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to code longstanding issues affecting doctors successful the capital.

The President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), Dr George Ebong, alongside different enforcement members, announced the onslaught during a property league connected Monday successful Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the relation had issued a seven-day ultimatum connected Aug. 28, urging the authorities to code urgent challenges successful the FCT wellness sector. However, the ultimatum went unheeded.

A consequent seven-day informing onslaught began connected Sept. 8, with a menace to statesman indefinite enactment if their demands remained unmet.

“After reassessing the demands presented to the absorption of FCT hospitals, the legislature noted with heavy disappointment that nary person been met.

“This confirms our fears of chronic neglect of the healthcare strategy successful the FCT,” said Ebong.

He stressed that the onslaught was not targeted astatine immoderate individual, including the FCT Minister oregon the Health Services and Environment Secretary, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, but alternatively against systemic nonaccomplishment successful the wellness sector.

“Our purpose is for the authorities to conscionable our demands, some fiscal and non-financial.

“The authorities of FCTA has refused to listen. This legislature has resolved to spell connected an indefinite onslaught starting today, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.”

He said the cardinal demands see the contiguous outgo of outstanding salaries, including those owed to 26 members who had not been paid for much than 7 months.

“Commencement of recruitment of caller doctors with clear, time-bound commitments by the extremity of 2025. Payment of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF).

“Stoppage of erroneous deductions and correction of irregular wage payments. Timely conversion and promotion of post-Part II Fellows to Consultant cadre.

“Payment of wage grant arrears and CONMESS wage adjustments. Urgent renovation and upgrading of each FCTA hospitals.

“Immediate outgo of 13 months’ hazard allowance arrears. Settlement of arrears owed to 2025 outer residents.”

Ebong emphasised the urgency of those demands, informing that the onslaught would proceed until the authorities demonstrated genuine committedness to resoluteness the situation successful the FCT hea...