Wike approves demands of striking FCT resident doctors

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has approved the demands of nonmigratory doctors successful the territory, who had been connected onslaught since September 15 implicit unpaid entitlements.

Wike announced the support connected Friday during the flag-off of the operation of the Northern Parkway, linking Ring Road II to Ring Road III on Shehu Yar’Adua Way successful Life Camp, Abuja.

He commended the doctors for suspending their concern enactment successful the involvement of patients and the wider FCT community.

“I indispensable commend the nonmigratory doctors for calling disconnected the strike. The medication is blessed with their understanding. I person signed each the doctors’ requests connected my array today,” the curate said.

Wike further directed the FCT Acting Head of Service and his Senior Special Assistant connected Administration, Samuel Atang, to instantly instrumentality the approvals.

On the Northern Parkway project, the curate said the inaugural would make jobs, easiness postulation congestion wrong the metropolis and boost economical activities.

Resident doctors had embarked connected onslaught past Monday aft months of unresolved negotiations with the FCTA.

Their demands included the outgo of wage arrears ranging from 1 to six months for members employed since 2023, recruitment of caller staff, colony of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, and outgo of arrears arising from the 25/35 per cent upward reappraisal of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).

They besides demanded timelines for completing pending skipping and conversion processes, correction of irregular wage payments, stoppage of erroneous deductions, outgo of outstanding wage awards, 13 months’ hazard allowance arrears and clearance of arrears owed to 2025 outer residents.

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