FG appeals to resident doctors to call off warning strike

The Federal Government has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD0) to call off their seven-day warning strike.

The association began a seven-day warning strike to push for the rescue of a Kaduna-based doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola who was kidnapped in December 2023 and has now spent about nine months in the kidnappers’ den.

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Thursday, August 29 in Kaduna made the call for the strike to end during a visit to the National Eye Centre.

According to Alausa, the FG is doing its best to ensure the safety of their kidnapped colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola.

Alusa said that the Federal Government and security agencies were working hard to rescue Popoola adding that the kidnappers kept changing their demands every moment, but the security agencies were working hard to see that she was safely rescued.

He said;

 “We are on top of the matter and have been on talking terms with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, regarding the issue.

“I have spoken with the Commissioner of Police, and everyone is working hard to see that she is released.”

”We don’t believe this warning strike will do anything. All hands are on deck to secure her release.

”For the past two days, we know she is alive, and that’s good news for us as the security is working hard to bring her back alive,” he said.

“I appeal to you to call off the strike and let’s keep praying that she comes back home in peace,” the minister passionately appealed.