The Ekiti State Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) yesterday
embarked on a three-day warning strike in the state to press home their
demand for six-month salary arears from the government.
In a press release made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti
yesterday, President of the association in Ekiti, Comrade Tunji Olaoye
said the strike action was imperative as members of the association
could no longer afford coming to work as they they are not being paid.
The release is a letter of notice of warning strike addressed to
the Ekiti State Commissioner for health, chairman, Board of management,
Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), chairman, Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA), all top security operatives in the state and
President, National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
The release reads in part: “following the expiration of a
21-day ultimatum on September 15, 2017, the association held an
emergency general meeting on October 9 where members observed the
six-month salary areas owed our members has not been attended to.
” the congress resolved that a three-day warning strike be
commended from 8am October 10, 2017 to 8am October 13, 2017. During this
period, the services of all our members will be withdrawn.
‘we use this medium to appeal to our government to urgently see
to the payment of our six-month salary arrears to avert a total and.
Indefinite strike action.