We’ve become abandoned projects – Doctors fume, shutdown hospitals In Abuja | READ DETAILS
Following the conclusion of the three weeks ultimatum issued, the Association of Resident Doctors, have declared a three days warning strike, shutting down government owned hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory.
The doctors’ grievance borders on unpaid salaries, allowances and minimum wage.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, the President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, said;
“The three-day strike is being implemented across all government hospitals in Abuja. From Wuse to Asokoro, Maitama, Kubwa, Zuba, Kwali, Abaji, Nyanya, and other all of our hospitals in Abuja.
“We gave the government a three-week ultimatum to meet our demands, and after that, we met with them and dialogued on several occasions. They pleaded for two weeks, but after that elapsed, nothing has been done. Not even the minimum thing. We expected them to pay for the 6 months of unpaid arrears to doctors”.
Honestly, doctors have been abandoned projects. Just as the roads are being constructed, the welfare of doctors should be considered by the minister.
“After this three-day strike, we will do an appraisal. If nothing is done, we will go on an indefinite strike.
“We want the Minister of FCT to solve this problem to avert an indefinite shutdown of the hospitals in Abuja,” he said during the press briefing on Wednesday.
Recall that in December 2024, ARD FCTA has warned of an impending shutdown over failure to meet its demands.
