Doctors in Nigeria, under the auspices of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), are set to return to work after the suspension of their 7-day warning strike.
The latest development was confirmed by NARD President, Dele Abdullahi, who revealed that Doctors are to resume duties on Monday, September 2.
The nationwide strike by the resident doctors commenced on Monday, August 26.
Basically, the strike was aimed at advocating for the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a member of NARD who has been held captive for over eight months.
Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, was abducted on December 27, 2023, alongside her husband and nephew.
They were abducted at the senior staff quarters of the eye centre.
While her husband was released in March after discussions with the abductors, Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity.
Dr Abdullahi also spoke on the suspension of the strike action.
To him, the NARD strike action was suspended after an agreed line of actions with the government.
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He added that the agreed steps would be reviewed in the next three weeks.
Furthermore, he urged the government to implement measures to curb kidnappings, banditry and other insecurity matters.
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His words: “It was a seven-day warning strike so we have suspended it yesterday.
The engagement with the federal government is currently going well and they have agreed to a line of actions.”
“We will be meeting to review the progress the government has made in the next three weeks,” he added.
