The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will end soon, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said
Speaking during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, the minister said there was some merit in the doctors’ complaints.He, however, said some of the issues raised were within the purview of state governments.“We will make sure it is available in all the places where it is to be used.Ehanire said it was erroneous to assume that the Federal Government could dictate to states regarding certain complaints.
Also yesterday, health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals asked the Federal Government to pay the hazard and inducement allowances promised them. In a June 15 letter to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, they said their demand is hinged on the government’s decision to release N4 billion to NARD members.
The unions described the decision as “an action that classified JOHESU members as second class citizens” despite also being on the frontline. The letter, signed by the Chairman and Acting Secretary of JOHESU, Biobelemoye Josiah and Matthew Ajorutu, was also addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Minister of Health.
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