The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members to resume work today, Monday, September 2, 2024, after a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
The strike was called off following a review of the Federal Government’s commitment to resolving the demands of the association.
NARD President, Dr. Dele Abdullahi, clarified that the strike was suspended, not called off, and that the association would review the government’s progress in the next three weeks. “We are suspending the strike now. We will be meeting to review the progress the government has made in the next three weeks,” he said.
The strike was sparked by the abduction of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a registrar at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, who was kidnapped eight months ago. While her husband was released in March, Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity.
The Federal Government had threatened to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking resident doctors, but NARD remained unmoved by the threat. Dr. Abdullahi expressed hope that the government would sustain its current efforts to address the association’s demands.
