Ekiti residents doctorsembark on 3-day warning

strike

— 10th October 2017

… urges govt to urgently attend to their

demands to avert indefinite strike action

From: WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti

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all our members will be withdrawn.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.

Ekiti residents doctors

embark on 3-day warning

strike

— 10th October 2017

… urges govt to urgently attend to their

demands to avert indefinite strike action

From: WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti

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.Ekiti residents doctors

embark on 3-day warning

strike

— 10th October 2017

… urges govt to urgently attend to their

demands to avert indefinite strike action

From: WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti

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.

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