The doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA) had embarked on a
strike to press home their demand for an
improvement in their welfare on July 1 and
several attempts to resolve the issue have
ended in a stalemate.
The government had earlier accused the doctors
of neglecting their oath to protect lives and
continue to turn down the request to suspend
the strike, particularly during the outbreak of
the deadly Ebola virus and the ongoing
insurgency in some parts of the country.
In a letter signed on behalf of the health
minister by L. N. Awute, a permanent secretary
in the ministry of health, the president ordered
that the action should take immediate effect.
“President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended
the residency training programme for doctors in
Nigeria indefinitely for the purposes of
appraising the challenges facing the health
sector,” read the letter.
“In line with the above, the Honourable Minister
has directed that you issue letters of termination
of Residency Training appointment to the
affected Resident Doctors in your Hospital
immediately.
“The Board of Management is to take all
necessary measures to immediately restore full
medical services in your hospital. Note however
this is without prejudice to the employment of
Locum Physicians on six months renewable
contract tied to productivity and good behavior.”
In an interview with TheCable, one of the
affected doctors condemned the development,
stating that it is an indication that government
does not know its priority.
“The federal government should have asked the
government of Lagos state that tried toeing that
lane, the end result of such action,” she said.
“Simply because we demanded for our rights
they are attempting to intimidate us. Anyway,
let us see who blinks first.”
A source told TheCable that the federal
government had directed that locum doctors and
doctors in military hospitals should be employed
pending the time that the doctors are replaced.
Governor Babatunde Fashola adopted a similar
stance when the medical doctors in Lagos State
went on strike two years ago before the crisis
was finally resolved.

Source: the cable

Gej is confused! He keeps doing the same thing and he's expecting different result. He did this with ASUU , it didn't work...only to succumb to their demand later.
Na FG go blink first!

They dnt want to give citizens dia rights. Bt they continue wasting funds on useless tinz ...