Federal Government Orders Sack of ALL Striking Resident Doctors Nationwide
Resident doctors
nationwide who are currently on strike are about to lose their jobs, so the
Federal Government says.
According to Vanguard,
this order was issued by the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole in a circular
signed by Amina Shamaki, permanent secretary of the ministry, and it directs
the chief medical directors (CMDs) and medical directors (MDs) of FG tertiary
health institutions to employ new staff who will “fill up the vacancies created
by resident doctors who have abandoned their programme.”
Recall that the
National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) kicked off an
indefinite strike on Monday following the failure of government to meet
its demands.
Here’s what the
circular said:
“It has come to the notice of the management of the ministry that some resident doctors in your establishment have voluntarily withdrawn from the residency training program by refusing to report for training without authorisation. public service rule, PSR 030402 (e) is relevant.
“This is in spite of the ongoing negotiations on their demands put forward by the representatives of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association.
“In view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training with attendant disruption of health care delivery in your facility.
“Meanwhile, the ministry is working with the panel on the review of the residency training programme in Nigeria, led by Professor Wole Atoyebi, the registrar of the National Postgraduate Medical College, to fast-track the development of a comprehensive blueprint for postgraduate training of doctors in the country.“Please, ensure immediate compliance.”
However, this is
not the first time the Federal Government would be calling for the sack of
resident doctors. In 2014, the Nigerian Medical Association embarked on a
strike action following the failure of government to meet their demands.
To break the deadlock, the government called for their sack.
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