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By Chioma Obinna
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, convened an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on April 7, 2021 to review their ongoing strike and the offers of the Federal Government so far.
The NEC, attended by over 100 members from more than 60 centers across the country via zoom after deliberations, voted unanimously that the “total and indefinite strike”, which started on April 1, be continued until the federal and state governments meet their demands.
Sunday Vanguard spoke with the National President of NARD, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, who said that, despite efforts of the national officers of NARD to ensure that the Federal Government does the needful to prevent the strike, government has continued in their insincerity of promises hence the current stalemate.
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Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
Federal government has presented resident doctors with new commitment with a view to getting them to call off their ongoing strike.
Rising from another conciliation meeting between federal government and the National Association Resident Doctors (NARD) held yesterday, both sides tried to resolve various issues fuelling the current strike including; non-payment of House Officers / non-recruitment of House officers; abolishment of the Bench fees; non-payment of National Minimum Wage consequential adjustment arrears.
Other issues taken up at the meeting were residency training allowance; hazard allowance and payment of Resident Doctors on GIFMIS platform.
The meeting which was a follow up to the conciliatory meeting of March 31 saw both sides taking a step further to iron out grey’s areas of concern.
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The federal government, on Saturday, signed a memorandum of action (MoA) with the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end the ongoing strike, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
It will be recalled that the resident doctors began a nationwide strike on April 1 to demand an improved welfare package.
Chris Ngige, Nigeria’s Minister of labour and employment, said the MoA was signed after a conciliatory meeting between representatives of the federal government and those of NARD.
The MoA was the second in a fortnight. The first one was signed on March 31, but was later rejected by the doctors.