It would be recalled that the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors had earlier resolved to commence an indefinite strike starting from 7th of September, 2020 over a ridiculous sum of N5000 as hazard allowance, payment of the medical residency training funds to their members as well as payment of the outstanding April/May and June Covid-19 inducement allowances to all health workers in the Country.
The National Publicity Secretary, Dr Stanley Egbogu, said on Sunday that the government is yet to invite their Association for any meeting.
“The Federal Government has not invited us to a meeting after we notified them that we will be proceeding on strike. We have directed all our members across the country both federal and state institutions to recommence the strike we suspended on June 22, 2020.
“We call on all other unions in the health sector, the NMA, PSN, NANNM to support this struggle for upward review of our hazard allowance from the paltry sum of N5,000.
“The truth is that the current hazard can’t be compared to the daily risks of hazard we face every day from the current coronavirus to the Hepatitis B and C viruses. The risks is just too much for N5,000.”
NARD had therefore directed its members across the Country to commence an indefinite strike from Monday, September 6, until the Federal government acts appropriately.
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