The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, has officially suspended its three-day warning strike.
President of ARD-FCTA, Dr George Ebong, confirmed the development the on Wednesday.
According to him, the decision to suspend the industrial action followed an emergency virtual recess meeting held by members of the association.
The resolution comes in the wake of the FCTA’s reinstatement of previously dismissed health workers and the payment of a portion of their outstanding salaries.
Dr Ebong further disclosed that the administration had pledged to address the remaining unmet demands.
He commended the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and his team for their intervention.
“We called off the warning strike after some of our demands were met. Most of our members have received their unpaid salaries and have been reinstated.
“We strongly hope that the rest of the members affected are paid by tomorrow to prevent further disruption of work in the health sector.
“We thank the FCT Health Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, mandate secretary, and Chidi Amadi, Chief of Staff to FCT Minister Wike, for their swift intervention,” he said
Recall that the ARD-FCTA embarked on the strike on Tuesday, paralysing healthcare services across public hospitals in the nation’s capital.
On Wednesday, the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, and two other unions joined the action in solidarity with the resident doctors.
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