Lagos State doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild on Saturday called off their seven weeks strike which had been on since February 4

The chairman of the Guild, Dr.Bode Williams, who disclosed this after a meeting of the doctors congress at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, said that the doctors would be resuming on their duty post by Monday.

Williams said that the state government had on Friday, documented and signed all the demands of the Guild which included the full implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale, reduction in tax deduction and the reinstatement of the sacked Chairman of the Guild - Dr. Ibrahim Olaifa

Williams said the truce was reached after intervention from elder statesmen such as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Omede Idris.

Williams said, “We have decided to call off this strike due to the constant intervention of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu with the consent of the state governor, Babatunde Fashola.

“We are promising to double our efforts to make sure Lagosians enjoyed the best of health care services.

“We are saying let’s put everything behind us for those who have lost their loved ones one way or the other.”

He said that doctors would be at their duty post on Monday while the ongoing strike embarked upon by the state nurses was being resolved.

“The most important thing is that we will be at our duty post by Monday. We now have a new document and a signed agreement. We are also trusting the government to fufill its terms of the agreement.”

Ajengogo:

Nonsense comment there by the chairman. As if the doctors would have prevented those that died during thier strike action from dying. He should know that people's life and death are in the hands of the Almighty.

He should stop dancing to the drumbeat of self-seeking politicians like Tinubu. Isn't it curious that this same Tinubu that earlier advocated for the sack of all the striking doctors is now becoming instrumental to the calling off of the strike action. I am just curious ooo.

eros:

What can we say . . . . .someone will come on here and justify the actions of the Doctors.

This is very sad indeed. Talk about leaving everything behind for those that lost their loved ones.

texazzpete:

Well here I am to justify the actions of the doctors.

The strike only started when the Government failed to live up to their promises made last year. Moronic zombies like yourself will not turn the blame on the Government, instead you want to put blame on the fellow who needs more money to meet up with his living expenses. Money that is commensurate with the work he puts in.

texazzpete:

Well here I am to justify the actions of the doctors.

The strike only started when the Government failed to live up to their promises made last year. Moronic zombies like yourself will not turn the blame on the Government, instead you want to put blame on the fellow who needs more money to meet up with his living expenses. Money that is commensurate with the work he puts in.

Dude let's assume we were to meet face to face, would you be able to repeat the above statement? 

It's funny how folks on nairaland can't bear their minds without resorting to insults.

I simply aired my view as i see fit and you have the right to air us without insulting others to feel important.

IF I CATCH YOU, YOU WILL WASH ALL MY POO STAINED BOXERS FOR 1 WEEK, WASH MY 2 YEAR BABY'S BUMBUM, THEN SPEND A WEEK IN THE GUARDROOM. 

Mariory:

I think you are the massive M0ron in this case. You are such a M0r0nic zombie.

See how easy it was to blab out insults? Mor0n.

evilspirit:


you are a big not-so-smart person.because someone studied medicine.he should not live like normal human.

eros:

evilspirit and texazzpete are obviously looking for someone to haul insults at this beautiful evening. Nobody is in support of the actions of the Doctors or the Lagos State Government. Infact, i am more against the action of the Lagos State Government, than of the Doctors.

But the [size=16pt]Doctors need to find other ways[/size] of passing their message across whenever they are aggrieved rather than let poor people die who cannot afford to go to private hospitals. This is the issue here, being sympathetic to the plight of the poor.

You should simply make your points known rather than derail the thread and resort to name calling like uncultured animals who never saw the four walls of a school.

eros:

^^^^^^That means you are in full support of the Doctor's strike? Obviously, you are either a Doctor or a relative of yours is one.

Now let's flip the table around. How would you feel, if your mother, father, brother, sister or maybe child was in a critical state when the Doctors where on strike and you did not have any money on you to afford a private hospital would you still be holding this position?

I bet not.

Let's learn to be objective in our reasoning and stop being biased simply because we are not favored by the situation at hand.

evilspirit:

read my post very well.my brother is doctor,a cardiologist,and work in texas  usa.he earns 500000k dollars(75million naira) per annum before tax.he schooled in ife.
let me ask you this will you send you child to school to earn a decent living or pity the poor and suffer in penury.my brother when he was in school collected twice my monthly allowances.my parents spent twice on him than they did for the other two combined.if he had stayed in nigeria he will be wallowing in  poverty.