Striking resident doctors of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa call off the 50 days old strike action

    Striking resident doctors of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa, has called off the 50 days old strike action following the Federal Government commencement of the payment of outstanding salaries.

    The Resident Doctors,who had on November 15th under the Association of Resident Doctors , ARD, embarked on strike action over the refusal of the Federal Government to pay full salaries and salaries arrears, ‎called off the strike due to the Federal Government commencement of payment of their outstanding salaries from September to December,2016.
   Confirming the development, the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre , Dr Dennis Alagoa,commended the Federal Government for looking at the demand of the Doctors and commencing payment of salaries owed.
    Alagoa also called on the aggrieved members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeri, the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals and the Dental Technicians to call off their ongoing strike action and resume work due to the clear understanding that government will pay the outstanding within the month.