Resident doctors across the country began an indefinite strike on Monday, August 2, over grievances that include delayed payment of salaries and allowances.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use the N4.8 billion earmarked for monitoring WhatsApp messages, phone calls and text messages of Nigerians to pay striking resident doctors.
In the open letter dated August 14, 2021, the organisation said spending the N4.8bn on doctors' welfare and others would be"entirely consistent with your constitutional oath of office, and the letter and spirit of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 [as amended], as it would promote efficient, honest, and legal spending of public money.”
“SERAP believes that any proposed spending of public funds should stay within the limits of constitutional responsibilities, and oath of office by public officers, as well as comply with Chapter 2 of the Nigerian Constitution relating to fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy.
“SERAP is concerned that the powers to conduct arbitrary, abusive or unlawful surveillance of communications may also be used to target political figures and activists, journalists and others in the discharge of their lawful activities, especially given the growing repression of civic space, suspension of Twitter, and attacks on freedom of expression and media freedom in the country.
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