Resident
doctors have threatened to down tools in the next 21 days except the federal
government meet their demands.
The
National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) also referred Minister of
Health, Isaac Adewole; a former health minister, Dr Onyebuchi Chukwu, and one
other, all life members, for sanction for carrying out activities and actions
inimical to welfare and progress of the association.
In a
communiqué at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the
association in Calabar by its president, Dr Onyebueze John; Secretary General,
Dr Aneke Emmanuel and Publicity Secretary, Dr Asinobi Ugoeze, the resident
doctors demanded their immediate enrolment on the IPPIS platform without
further delay.
Other
demands include, according to the communiqué include, “The circularisation of
house officer entry point despite various collective agreements on same.
“The
plan of the Federal Government to stagnate the promotion of resident doctors.
“The
delay in payment of salary shortfalls experienced between January and May 2017
as well as outstanding shortfalls from 2016.
“The
cloud of poor working conditions and poor remunerations that our members in the
state Tertiary health institutions have endured despite our appeals to relevant
stakeholders and having proffered viable solutions to the quagmire.
“The
recent attempts by official as of some Federal Government parastatals to erode
the proper placement for resident doctors on their appropriate grade levels and
steps which was noted with dismay.”
Others
are: “The activities of some past and current top officials of the Ministry of
Health who are our life members which are viewed as inimical to the welfare and
progress of the association.
“That
in view of the negative actions and stance of the following life members of our
association on the aforementioned issues, Prof Isaac Adewole, Dr Wapada Balami,
Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, they are hereby referred to NARD disciplinary committee
for adjudication and further action.
“In the
light of the foregoing, NARD gives the Federal Government of Nigeria 21 days to
address these issues in totality failing which NARD cannot continue to
guarantee industrial harmony.”
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