Medical doctor interns working at the Ministry of Defence
hospitals yesterday September 11, in Lagos to protest the non
payment of their wages for eight whole months by authorities of
the Ministry.
The doctors numbering about 50 said they approached the
authorities of the Ministry regarding their unpaid wages and
they were told that their wages was not captured in this year's
budget among other excuses given to them.
The doctors said they have tried all they can to get the
government to pay them their their wages but all their efforts
have not yielded any result. Only on Wednesday September 10, the
Ministry of Defence Pensioners took to the street in Abuja to
protest the non payment of their pension arrears.
Reacting to the protest, the Minister of State, Defence, Sen.
Musiliu Obanikoro who met with the protesting pensioners said
the demands of the medical interns as well as the pensioners will
be looked into and addressed.