The Nasarawa State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has given a 21-day strike ultimatum to Governor Abdullahi Sule over the poor welfare packages of doctors across the 13 local government areas of the state. Addressing a press conference in Lafia, the state capital, on Tuesday, the state Chairman of NMA, Dr Peter Attah, said failure of the state government to implement the doctors’ demands within the notice period given, the association would have no other option but to declare an indefinite industrial action.
June 14, 2023Addressing a press conference in Lafia, the state capital, on Tuesday, the state Chairman of NMA, Dr Peter Attah, said failure of the state government to implement the doctors’ demands within the notice period given, the association would have no other option but to declare an indefinite industrial action.
He said the 21-day ultimatum given to the state government was to tackle the challenges being faced by members of the association which included non-implementation of promotion for doctors and annual salary increments; non-implementation of minimum wage and consequential adjustments; as well as non-implementation of the reviewed hazard allowance and the accrued 17 months arrears.
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