Medical doctors in Ekiti state have declared an indefinite strike action
following the non payment of their salaries and poor working
facilities. The announcement for the strike action is contained in a
statement signed by the acting president of the Association of Resident
Doctors, Tunji Alaoye, and the chairman of the National Association of
Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, Ekiti State, Folu
Ekundare, today June 15th. Read the statement below
"This is to notify the general public especially residents of Ekiti
State and its immediate environs that rising from a joint emergency
meeting of the National Association of Government General Medical and
Dental Practitioners, Ekiti State, branch(NAGGMDP))and the Association
of Resident Doctors in Ekiti State Teaching Hospital held on the 14th of
June 2016 at the NMA Doctors House along Ado-Iyin road to discuss
issues bordering on the welfare of doctors working with the Ekiti state
government(state specialist hospitals, general hospitals and the Ekiti
state University teaching hospital) a painful, hard, unfortunate and
difficult decision that could have been avoided if the necessary actions
had been taken, was reached by our members. All members of the above
named associations, (NAGGMDP Ekiti State, and ARD EKSUTH) have resolved
to embark on a total and indefinite strike action, starting from
midnight on the 15th of June 2016. We implore the general public to bear
with us as we assure you that we are always open to dialogue and
negotiation.”
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