Resident Doctors Vow To Continue Strike Despite Court Order

Members of the National Executive Council of the striking
Nigerian As­sociation of Resident Doctors (NARD) met and agreed to
continue the ongo­ing strike despite efforts made by the Federal
Government and the order of the National Industrial Court.

The association’s position was con­tained in a communique issued
at the end of the meeting made available to journalists on
Thursday.

The communique was jointly signed by Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa,
Na­tional President, NARD; Jerry Isogun, Secretary-General, and
Dotun Oshi­koya, Publicity Secretary.

Entitled, ‘Communique issued at the end of an extraordinary
National Executive Council meeting of the Nigerian Association of
Resident Doctors,’ the document said that NARD’s NEC reviewed the
efforts of government and resolved to continue with the industrial
action until all their demands are met.

The communique partly read, “After critical appraisal of the
actions of both federal and state governments on all the issues
affecting the welfare of our members as observed above and the
perpetual in­sincerity from government as evidenced by the reckless
ex parte injunctions sought by the government and the ambigui­ty in
the interpretation of the ruling of the National Indus­trial Court
of Nigeria, the NEC unanimously agreed via vote to sustain the
ongoing industrial action until her demands are met as contained in
the MoA signed more than 140 days ago and the recent MoU signed
between the government and NMA.”

Conclusively, NARD decried what it described as the non­chalant
attitude of government officials towards the sufferings of Nigerian
doctors.

Specifically, the association faulted the decision of the
Fed­eral Government to approach the National Industrial Court to
stop the strike.

Members of the National Executive Council of the striking
Nigerian As­sociation of Resident Doctors (NARD) met and agreed to
continue the ongo­ing strike despite efforts made by the Federal
Government and the order of the National Industrial Court.

The association’s position was con­tained in a communique issued
at the end of the meeting made available to journalists on
Thursday.

The communique was jointly signed by Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa,
Na­tional President, NARD; Jerry Isogun, Secretary-General, and
Dotun Oshi­koya, Publicity Secretary.

Entitled, ‘Communique issued at the end of an extraordinary
National Executive Council meeting of the Nigerian Association of
Resident Doctors,’ the document said that NARD’s NEC reviewed the
efforts of government and resolved to continue with the industrial
action until all their demands are met.

The communique partly read, “After critical appraisal of the
actions of both federal and state governments on all the issues
affecting the welfare of our members as observed above and the
perpetual in­sincerity from government as evidenced by the reckless
ex parte injunctions sought by the government and the ambigui­ty in
the interpretation of the ruling of the National Indus­trial Court
of Nigeria, the NEC unanimously agreed via vote to sustain the
ongoing industrial action until her demands are met as contained in
the MoA signed more than 140 days ago and the recent MoU signed
between the government and NMA.”

Conclusively, NARD decried what it described as the non­chalant
attitude of government officials towards the sufferings of Nigerian
doctors.

Specifically, the association faulted the decision of the
Fed­eral Government to approach the National Industrial Court to
stop the strike.