NARD suspends warning strike, gives FG 2 weeks to meet demands

By Sola Ogundipe

Two days aft it commenced a 5-day informing strike, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended the scyion, granting the national authorities a two-week model to afloat instrumentality agreements reached connected its members’ payment and training.

The strike, which began connected September 12, was called off, pursuing a virtual bonzer National Executive Council, E-NEC, gathering connected Saturday, September 13, wherever doctors resolved to resume enactment from 8:00 a.m. connected Sunday, September 14.

In a connection signed by NARD President Dr. Tope Osundara, and Secretary General, Dr. Odunbaku Kazeem Oluwasola, issued aft the meeting, NARD said the suspension was influenced by the commencement of outgo of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, MRTF, to members who were antecedently owed, and by the request to trim the hardship faced by Nigerians struggling with wellness concerns amid the existent economical situation.

“After owed deliberations, considering the plight of Nigerians who are grappling with wellness issues nether the contiguous harsh economy, the NEC resolved to suspend the onslaught enactment effectual 8:00 a.m. connected Sunday, September 14, 2025, to let the authorities a two-week model to afloat instrumentality the demands contained successful our communique.

“NARD besides calls connected the Oyo State Government to comply with the 15-day ultimatum issued by the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Oyo State branch, to code the lingering issues affecting doctors astatine LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.”

“Failure to bash truthful volition compel the NOC of NARD to nonstop each members wrong Oyo State to embark connected an indefinite solidarity strike. Furthermore, we impulse different State Governments to promptly resoluteness the payment challenges facing our members successful enactment with the NEC resolution.

“Members successful authorities tertiary hospitals are empowered to proceed their concern enactment until their respective governments show a genuine committedness to addressing their concerns,” the connection read.

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