By David Kabiyesi
Irked by the federal government’s plan to implement no-work-no-pay policy, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has vowed to escalate the ongoing strike by next week.
President of the association, Dr Emeka Orji slammed Federal Government’s directive, warning that such move will only aggravate the situation on ground rather than some the problem.
“You cannot fail on your duties and responsibilities and turn around to attempt to punish people for agitating that you live up to your responsibilities. Our members are more angry, and an official position of NARD will come out before the end of this weekend.” he said.
Recall the Federal government had directed the management of federal tertiary hospitals to enforce “no work, no pay” policy against the striking resident doctors.
The directive was contained in a circular, dated August 1, 2023 and titled “Re: Incessant Strike Action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors: Implementation of “No work, No pay” policy.”
