The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has suspended
her strike due , what the association termed the sincere and unrelenting
nature of President Muhammadu Buhari and Speaker House of
Representative, Yakubu Dogara, in finding lasting solutions to the
issues bedevilling the sector.
This position was presented during a
media paryley held at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), the
President NARD, Kano chapter, Dr. Muhammad Adamu Askira, said that
though the Residency Training Program committee has started sitting, the
final report is yet to be released.
Dr. Askira noted that some of
their demands were not met but resolved to end the strike action to
allow new ways for negotiations between the hospital, Federal government
and the striking doctors.
He also said that their demands were
about the unfair sacking of some Resident doctors in JUTH and ABUTH, and
colleagues in the State who are yet to benefit from the bailout
intervention which was earlier negotiated with the Speaker.
They
however resolves at the NEC meeting between July 25th to 30th held at
Keffi, Nassarawa State that they first appreciated Mr. President and the
Speaker interventions which was geared towards resolving all the thorny
issues.
It also resolved that State governments pay salaries of
their doctors, Osun government should fulfill the agreement with Lautech
Osobo and for RTP to committee to fast track release of the agreements
reached for implementation.
Fielding questions from journalists on
what was their commitment to the ethics of their profession, Dr. Askira
said that their commitment to patriotism was that they refused to move
to another nations with higher payments for doctors like them.
He
also emphasised that only timely payment of salaries and motivation
would only make members work diligently and stop thinking of moving
countries like USA, UK among others.
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