Strike: Demands by resident doctors absurd — Ngige
, has described as “absurd” the demands by medical doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors .
The association also condemned the controversial bill seeking to compel medical and dental practitioners to practise for five years before relocating abroad, noting that such would rather escalate the challenge of brain drain in the health sector. “We have been managing their matter and have given them everything they want, including the residency training programme funds, we are paying them, even when in training, we pay them a full salary, pay them all the allowances and you decided that we have not done enough,” he said.“As I said before, you have the option to go. It is left for the education and health ministries to fashion out what they can do.
The association had in January issued an ultimatum to the government to resolve issues affecting its members, including the immediate implementation, and payment of the new hazard allowance and arrears.The doctors in a communique issued at the end of their National Executive Council meeting on Saturday and signed by their President, Emeka Innocent, said the government is yet to meet their demands.
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