The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has resolved to commence “a total and indefinite strike” on April 1 2021, by 8am, if the Federal Government refuses to accede to its demands.

This was the outcome of its Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held on Saturday March 27 2021 at the Trauma Center of National Hospital Abuja to review its earlier ultimatum and deliberate on burning issues affecting residency training, healthcare delivery and the welfare.

The communique of the NEC attended by over 50 chapters of NARD was signed by its President, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi; Secretary-General, Dr. Jerry Isogun and Publicity/Social Secretary, Dr. Dotun Osikoya and obtained by journalists on Sunday evening.

The document reads, The NEC unanimously agreed that NARD should proceed on a total and indefinite strike on April 1 2021, by 8am if the following demands are not met.
(regardless of quota system) before the end of business on March 31 2021.

“Immediate payment of all salary arrears including March salaries for our members in all Federal (GIFMIS platform) and State Tertiary Health Institutions across the country especially ASUTH, IMSUTH and UNIMEDTH.

“Upward review of the current hazard allowance to 50% of consolidated basic salaries of all health workers and payment of the outstanding COVID – 19 inducement allowance especially in State owned-tertiary Institutions.

“Abolishment of the exorbitant bench fees being paid by our members on outside postings in all Training Institutions across the country with immediate effect.

Payment of Salary shortfalls of 2014, 2015 and 2016 to our members in all Federal Institutions including state owned institutions as earlier agreed with NARD.

“Payment of death in service insurance for all health workers who died as a result of COVID-19 infection or other infectious diseases in the country.

“Universal domestication/implementation of the 2017 MRTA by all Federal Government and State-owned Training Institutions to ensure proper funding of Residency Training in the country as stipulated by the Act.

“Immediate payment of 2019, the balance of 2020 and 2021 Medical Residency Training Funds to our members including those under state government employ.

“Immediate implementation of September 2017 Memorandum of Terms of Settlement between NARD and the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to bring lasting peace to the health sector and curb the ongoing ugly trend of brain drain from the health sector.

“Immediate review of the Act regulating Postgraduate Medical Training in Nigeria in line with International Best Practices to remove the unnecessary rigors in Residency Training in Nigeria, one of the factors attributed to brain drain in the health sector.

“Immediate commencement of employment into all Government- owned hospitals to improve service delivery to Nigerians, enhance Residency Training and curb the attendant brain drain in the health sector.

“We also demanded the reintroduction of medical super salary structure and specialist allowance for all Doctors as already approved for some other health workers. This will go a long way in ensuring peace in the health sector.

“The NEC unanimously demanded for the sack of the Registrar of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria for failure to demonstrate competence in the handling of the central placement of house officers. This will give room for smooth implementation of the central placement of house officers without further delays.

“Finally, the NEC reiterated her commitment to the smooth running of all tertiary institutions in the country and the provision of specialist healthcare to Nigerians but urge the Federal Government to urgently meet the above demands in order to avert this avoidable industrial action.”

Source: https://m.punchng.com/news/Resident-doctors-begin-indefinite-strike-April-1

The problem is that Buhari doesn’t care


I HOPE I MADE SENSE

I see all the associations and unions in this country going on strike due to government's negligence, I see everyone government's parastatals being shut down, I see the masses attacking government personnel's, I see the armed forces unable to provide adequate protection for them, I see Nigeria breaking up into several pieces. This I have seen.

Nigeria in shambles. Everybody just de cashout.

Meaning covid 19 will finish people nah�‍♀️�‍♀️

This country is in a terrible state. Nothing seems to be working

With all these issues, why won't health workers run to other countries? Useless leaders. By the way I'm fifth to comment, hopefully one day I'd be first to comment, I'll just keep on believing til that day comes

Another one

They should not embark on strike now that we have don’t have a president in Nigeria.

Vet doctor no dey strike?

Great!

Gradually, we are getting there!

May 29th,2015

*How we withdraw and spend dead people's money - Bank manager*

No one is praying to die unexpectedly but the obvious truth is that people die unexpectedly everyday. As you leave your house, it's only God that knows whether you will make it home alive or not. We are not praying for the worst but we need to let at least one person in our family especially wife or children to know all the secrets of our bank accounts, ATM pins and everything they need to know in order to withdraw money from our accounts in case something happens.

*Read the confession and warnings of a bank manager.*
After reading this, share to your husband or wife or children of the assets and money you have in bank accounts. Wives also inform your husbands.
Please read the warnings of a female bank manager.....While talking with a female bank manager she made a scary revelation to me. She told me how Nigerian bank vaults are filled with monies of dead men who kept their bank accounts secret from their wives.She explained it was against bank ethics or policies for an account officer to inform the relatives of a deceased customer of his account (without his permission). And since the man is dead without giving his permission the bank dubiously keeps silence on the money. She told me it is rampant among many businessmen, even the Christians. She revealed many instances of dead men whose families are still suffering even though they have millions stashed in their secret accounts. She mentioned one that happened few months back. The man died and the wife was crying all over the place, looking for money to bury him or even do his funeral. Whereas the man had nothing less than 60 million naira in his accounts. The banker said it got to a stage that she could no longer bear it, her conscience was pummelling her.She had to go against her bank rules, and got in contact with the widow and revealed to the woman how much her husband had in his accounts and how to claim them. She also told of another story of one man who escaped death but his right hand was paralysed.He couldn't sign his chequebook with his left hand and he was in a desperate situation that needed him to sign papers and cheques. That was how he learnt his own lesson the hard way. As soon as he got better, he immediately made his wife co-signatory to all his accounts and involved her in all his businesses. What if he haddied? So, that was how his family would have suffered in the midst of plenty. This stupid behaviour is not reserved for wealthy men alone, even paupers who earn little too have their own complex issues. I just read on the wall of an Igbo group where a man complained of how his friend refused to release his ATM Pin Number to his wife even though there was an emergency at home, and his ATM was at home.Many orphans and widows that are suffering today are put in that condition by their uninformed dead father. Women and Retirees are not left out; someone told me how a relative of hers died and none of her relatives knew where all her properties scattered all over the world are.Not even one house. Not even a dime in her accounts. If you knew billions unclaimed in banks belonging to selfish dead people, you would weep. Banks and Bankers grow fat on these oafs. Please do the needful now that you still have the breath to do so, of course tomorrow is pregnant and only God knows what it will deliver. A word is enough for the wise daddy and mummy.

Thank u.

Being a doctor in one of the foremost teaching hospital, I haven't been paid any salary this year, and I've been going to work every damn day. To make things worse, we all get a hazard allowance of just 5k as part of our salary while I heard university lectures get hazard allowance of 50k.

Doctors go on strike it will be very very bad o

Infact make we just shut down every where...
Doctors and ASUU like strike pass anything

There is no administration since I was born that we do not have multiple strike, Buhari seems worse after promising Nigeria Paradise. Buhari the worse Democratic President any objection.

Too bad for a country called 9ja

Make all patient die be the happiness of bloodthirsty somebody.

If they answer them now Johesu will start their own,all Unions are there for the money,not really for the betterment of patients

That's why there's a massive exportation of our medical professionals

ngkman:
With all these issues, why won't health workers run to other countries? Useless leaders. By the way I'm fifth to comment, hopefully one day I'd be first to comment, I'll just keep on believing til that day comes

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You lied, you are the 6th to comment

Too many demands at a time. This is much, hope the government can cope.

I'm loving this strike.

Indefinite until pockets are lined.

Forget this communique... It's April fool

elmessiahs:
There is no administration since I was born that we do not have multiple strike, Buhari seems worse after promising Nigeria Paradise. Buhari the worse Democratic President any objection.

Worst both Military and Democracy