Nigerians dying in troops as a result of doctors’ strike: FG

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, disclosed at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

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However, Daju did not disclose the number of deaths recorded due to the doctors’ strike but appealed to the strike doctors to call off the indefinite strike.

Recall NARD embarked on an indefinite strike on July 26, following the expiration of a two-week ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to press its demands home.

The doctors’ demands include implementing the one-for-one replacement policy for healthcare workers and; the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to discontinue the downgrading of the membership certificate issued by the West African Postgraduate Medical and Surgical Colleges.

Other demands are the immediate payment of all salary arrears; the implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure; a new hazard allowance, and the domestication of the Medical Residency Training Act; among others.

Daju urged the striking doctors to consider the lives of many Nigerians at stake and end the strike.

Nigerians dying in troops as a result of doctors’ strike: FG

She said the new administration and other relevant agencies were working round the clock to ensure the contentious issues were addressed and the doctors’ demands met.

“We are using this medium to appeal to NARD that please, Nigerians are dying in troops. That is the truth; the health sector is vital.

“Not that other sectors are not necessary, they are all important, but we all know what medical doctors are to us. What happens if you are ill today and cannot go to a hospital?

“People are dying; people cannot care for themselves. So, I am begging them and lending my voice to the voice of all government members who have appealed to them to please call off their strike and go back to work.

“I know that your parent ministry and other government agencies working round the clock to ensure this matter is sorted out,” she said.

She said the Federal Government expected that with all sense of responsibility, NARD would see reasons with them.

She said, “I know that maybe between May 29 and now, they assumed that what they requested would be given immediately, but some of the issues have been dealt with by the Federal Government.”

She, however, noted that since the new administration came into office, concerted efforts had been made by the Federal Government and the National Assembly to address the issues.

She said there were two main contending issues, including the payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund and One-on-one placement of exited doctors.

Daju explained that regarding the immediate payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund, the government had appealed to the doctors to wait until ministers were in place.

”Very soon, we are sure that ministers will be in place and the government is not resting on its oars. We understand the plight of where you are coming from,” she said.

In efforts to resolve the replacement of exited doctors, Daju further explained that the Head of the Civil Service office was attending to that, and a committee had been set up.

She said, “We have pleaded again that you just give us a little more time so that when recommendations have been made by the committee, we will bring them forth and act but to no avail,” she said

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