Victor Ezeja
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike over unmet demands.
NARD President, Dr Orji Emeka Innocent, said the strike was scheduled to begin at 12 midnight on Tuesday.
According to Innocent, the strike was action was part of resolutions reached during the National Executive Council meeting of the association in Lagos recently.
He said the major demands of the association are: immediate payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), release of the circular on one-for-one replacement, payment of skipping arrears and upward review of Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) in line with full salary restoration to the 2014 value of CONMESS.
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Others are payment of the arrears of consequential adjustment of minimum to the omitted doctors , reversal of the downgrading of the membership certificate by Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), payment of MRTF, new hazard allowance, skipping and implementation of corrected CONMESS in State Tertiary Health Institutions and payment of omitted hazard allowance arrears.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
