The Nasarawa State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has announced a five-day warning strike since the state administration has not complied with its demands.
On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 8 a.m., the strike will begin, and it will last until Monday, July 10, 2023, at 8 a.m.
Recall that the association had earlier issued a 21-day strike ultimatum to the Nasarawa State government to meet its demands or face industrial disharmony.
In a press briefing in Lafia on Wednesday, the Chairman of NMA in the state, Dr. Peter Attah, said the decision to embark on the five-day warning strike was reached at the association’s meeting held on Tuesday in the state capital.
He accused the state government of not being serious about addressing the plights of members of the association, adding that doctors and other medical workers in the state were suffering due to poor welfare packages from the state government.
“The state government did not show seriousness to meet our demands and we have been patient enough on the matter. So, after 21 days’ notice, we have decided to embark on a five days warning strike which is starting today. We will resume work next week Monday, July 10, to take further decisions on the matter if the government fails to meet our demands before the said date.
“The strike action was unanimously decided by our members, so a monitoring team will be going around to check the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, and other 19 General Hospitals across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state, and any NMA member who defaults, will face the disciplinary committee of the association,” Dr. Attah added.