The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its planned nationwide strike
This comes after the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima.
NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, in an interview with The Punch, said the decision to suspend the strike was reached after a meeting of the association’s National Executive Council.
He said the Vice President requested more time to address the issues raised by the doctors, and the NEC agreed to grant the request.
“The NEC has met and we have decided to give the Federal Government more time. The Vice President of the country has intervened and asked for more time and the NEC has graciously given him more time. In essence, the strike is not starting tomorrow,” Suleiman said.
NARD had on January 3 announced plans to resume “a total, indefinite and complete strike, known as TICS 2.0”, from January 12.
The association said the action was due to the Federal Government’s failure to implement agreements reached with resident doctors, including those contained in a Memorandum of Understanding.
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