Na wa ooo....Doctors in the employ of the Lagos State
Government have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike from
Monday, March 16, 2015.
In a statement by the Chairman of the
Medical Guild, Dr. Biyi Kufo, on Monday, the industrial action was
precipitated by the action of the state government, which they accused
of withholding their May 2012 as well as August and September 2014
salaries.
It will be recalled that the doctors had
embarked on a three-day warning strike in February to protest the
non-payment of their wages.
Kufo said, “We are bewildered that the
administration ignored all efforts to resolve the matter without a
strike, and only invited us to talk when we threatened a strike.
“There has been little in terms of a positive response from the administration since the warning strike was concluded.
“Since resolution was not achieved at the
end of this period, members of the Guild should proceed on an
indefinite strike from Monday, March 16, 2015.However, emergency
services will be provided in all the hospitals during the action.”
The salaries of the doctors were withheld
under the ‘no work, no pay’ policy of the state government after it
joined its parent body, the Nigeria Medical Association on a nationwide
strike last July to protest issues of relativity and other federal
appointments in the health sector
The guild accused the state government of
operating a discriminatory policy as the salaries of other members of
the Joint Health Sectors Unions in the state, who had embarked on strike
between November and January, were paid.
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