The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday said its members in Abia State have been on strike for almost a year over unpaid salaries.

President of the association, Dr Dare Ishaya, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

He criticised the Abia State Government for owing resident doctors their salaries as well as failing to implement the Medical Residency Training Act in the state.

Ishaya stated that plans are ongoing with the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who has agreed to pay seven months of the salary arrears and also domesticate the Act in the South-Eastern state.

“I want to tell Nigerians that Abia State, our doctors in the Abia State University Teaching Hospital have been on strike for almost a year now,” he said.

“However there has been some little progress being made. At the last meeting the Association of Resident Doctors had with the governor and our representatives, it was agreed that the governor was ready to release seven months of the salary arrears within one week and also domesticate the Medical Residency Training Act within the state.”
Should the state government renege on its part, the NARD President said the body’s National Executive Council will consider everything and take appropriate decisions in the next two weeks.

He commended the Governors Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Babagana Zulum (Borno) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) for their investment in the health sectors.

Ishaya also called on other state governors to emulate those that have tried to improve the healthcare delivery system in their domains.

JAMO84:
South East governors are the luckiest in the World


Their people are not interested in what's going on at home. Their only mission in life is to destroy Tinubu

phemmyutd:


https://www.channelstv.com/2022/08/01/abia-resident-doctors-on-strike-for-almost-a-year-nard/amp/

proff010:
They will mot see or comment on this bit if it is Tinubu or Lagos they will be putting their yeye mouth. Easterner Easterner.

JAMO84:
South East governors are the luckiest in the World


Their people are not interested in what's going on at home. Their only mission in life is to destroy Tinubu

Tflex01:


If that that governor contest for president tomorrow now Igbos will say he's better than Tinubu.

JAMO84:
South East governors are the luckiest in the World


Their people are not interested in what's going on at home. Their only mission in life is to destroy Tinubu

BATified2023:
This is the same thing that happened under obi but today igbos are white washing him n telling us he’s the best thing ever

One day igbos will wake up n tell us ikpeazu was the best during his tenure as governor n some uninformed folks will support him


Imagine later in future someone is telling u ikpeazu is d best thing n when u tell him about his performance they blackmail u by calling a tribalist

realestate99:

You are conversant with their shallow reasoning, that will now top it with " Give Abia the money of Lagos and see it turn to Dubai" ........bunch of jokers.

BATified2023:
This is the same thing that happened under obi but today igbos are white washing him n telling us he’s the best thing ever

One day igbos will wake up n tell us ikpeazu was the best during his tenure as governor n some uninformed folks will support him


Imagine later in future someone is telling u ikpeazu is d best thing n when u tell him about his performance they blackmail u by calling a tribalist

Viscuz:


U need medik 55

femisplash:
Let's blame Tinubu, he controls the Abia state treasury. These folks would ignore their region that stinks and rots of gross incompetence but focus all the veins in their forehead on SW.