Dr. Ayodele, who is the chief medical director of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State, made this remark as doctors under the auspice of the Association of Resident Doctors embarked on a nationwide strike. He noted the incessant strike is taking its toll on the health sector in the country.

The doctors are on strike to demand for full implementation of Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) and commencement of payment for the skipping of Consolidated Health Salary Scale 2 to members, as directed by the Federal Government. Ayodele said: “the templates for the implementation of CONMESS and payment for skipping CONHESS 2 have not been released by Federal Government, let alone releasing money for their payments.”

“The Federal Government must start a process of restructuring the health sector. It seems as if the medical officers, including doctors, nurses and others are addicted to strike and this is killing the system. “In 2014, doctors went on strike for over four months while JOHESU was on strike for about six months. Out of about 360 work days, hardly did they come to work for their legitimate duties for 120 days.

“We cannot afford to abandon our responsibilities because we offer essential services.”

Ayodele called on the striking doctors to returned to working adding that he had no plan to enforce ‘no-work-no-pay’ rule. He gave the assurance that workers’s entitlements and arrears would be paid.
“How do you realise money to pay for residency training when workers are not working to make money? You can’t be embarking on strike at the slightest opportunity - See more at: http://www.exlinklodge.com/2015/07/make-heath-workers-strike-crime-now.html#sthash.bEpM9EGG.dpuf


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Introvert get behind me

When industrial action is the only language government understands nko?

These thieves that call themselves CMDs are rather the problem of d health sector.
Fed govt has approved funds for d payment of d allowances but they'll rather hold on to it and use d funds to award valueless hyper-inflated contracts.
Somebody shld ask this man where d hospitals that have paid d allowances(FMC Bauchi,Sokoto,Fed teaching hosp Ebonyi,etc) got d funds to pay their staff.