From Frank Ikpefan, Moses Emorinken, Abuja, Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki, Nwanosike Onu, Awka, Justina Asishana, Minna, Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi, Duku Joel, MaiduguriBut the Federal Government directed them to return to work because it had met six of their eight demands.
He explained that in spite of the lean resources available due to the COVID-19 effects on crude oil, the government had addressed most of their demands, including Special Hazard and Inducement Allowances, and Group Life Insurance. He said: “Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory have complied fully because in most of the places we visited today , we observed full compliance.
NARD Chairman in Ebonyi State, Chidubem Osuagwu, said the doctors At the Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki were protesting the non-implementation of the COVID-19 welfare package. “They claimed that it was captured in the 2020 Budget, but up till now, there has been no implementation. The last report we got is that there was no provision for it,” he added.NMA Chairman, Dr. Jide Onyekwelu, said: “We have called out our members to observe the action by our parent body. So, we are on strike.”
Patients were stranded for hours at the Federal Medical Center in Bida, Niger State, due to the strike.
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