General News of Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
The Abuja Chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors could suspend their strike tomorrow due to the intervention by the House of Representatives.
This is coming as the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila mandated the Rep. Tanko Sununu-led Committee on Health Services to intervene & ensure that the matters are resolved, as he pleaded with the health workers to consider the effect of the industrial action on the larger society in a period of global health challenges.
According to the FCT Chapter President of National Association of Resident Doctors and Chairman, Medical & Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria and Nurses & Midwives Association, the striking workers' grievances bordered on the failure of the FCT management to pay arrears of some allowances due to some of their members, non-payment of salary to some members employed since October 2019.
Abuja doctors may suspend strike as House intervenes
— Speaker of the House of Representatives (@SpeakerGbaja) March 18, 2020
Barring last minute change of decision, health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may call off the industrial action they embarked on by Thursday, 19 March 2020. pic.twitter.com/dmibHdRIsL