The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) began a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands.
The strike has disrupted operations at Abuja’s federal hospitals.
Dr George Ebong, President of ARD FCTA, said this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ebong said the strike occurred after the doctors’ three-week ultimatum from last year had expired.
Speaking on behalf of ARD, Ebong lamented the neglect of hospitals and doctors’ well-being in the nation’s capital.
He emphasized that doctors in Abuja had become abandoned projects, and urged the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to act to prevent hospitals from closing indefinitely.
According to him, the decision to launch the three-day warning strike stems from a Congress conducted by its members on Tuesday.
“The three-day strike is being implemented across all government hospitals in Abuja—from Wuse to Asokoro, Maitama, Kubwa, Zuba, Kwali, Abaji, Nyanya and all other hospitals in Abuja.
“We gave the government a three-week ultimatum to meet our demands, and after that, we met with them and dialogued on several occasions. They pleaded for two weeks, but after that elapsed, nothing has been done. Not even the minimum thing. We expected them to pay for the six months of unpaid arrears to doctors.”
“Honestly, doctors have been abandoned projects. Just as the roads are being constructed, the welfare of doctors should be considered by the minister.”
“After this three-day strike, we will do an appraisal. If nothing is done, we will go on an indefinite strike.”
“We want the Minister of FCT to solve this problem to avert an indefinite shutdown of the hospitals in Abuja,” he said during the press briefing on Wednesday.
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