By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
President, National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Emeka Orji on Wednesday said that the body has not received any letter or invitation for a meeting to resolve the five-day warning strike.
NARD on Wednesday, began a five-day warning strike and will last till Monday, May 22, 2023.
On April 29, NARD issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to meet its demands or face industrial action.
The resident doctors have been at loggerheads with the Federal Government over poor remuneration, demanding better welfare, among others to better the condition of service of the medical personnel.
The NARD President, in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, explained that they were ready to resolve the strike but are yet to receive any invitation for any meeting by the government.
He expantiated, “We are ready to attend any meetings that help us to resolve this issue because like I said before the strike is avoidable and it can still be stopped even though it is a warning strike but we have to see a genuine commitment.”
The NARD President said the body has not received any communication from any ministry inviting them to a meetings following the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige saying on Tuesday in Abuja advised NARD to attend the meeting with the Minister of Health scheduled to hold on Wednesday.
