Lagos State Government has re-employs 34 medical doctors out of the 788 sacked recently by the state government.
It was gathered that the 34 doctors had re-applied to the state Ministry of Health, following which Governor Babatunde Fashola, approved their being reabsorbed into the state ministry.
The state government, it was gathered, also added that by the move, it was not foreclosing further reabsorbing of other doctors, who also have applied to be reabsorbed.
Meanwhile, a new twist emerged Monday as the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) issued the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum within which it should prevail on the state government to recall the 788 medical doctors or face an indefinite strike.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said Fashola had accepted its offer to intervene in talks between the state government and the medical doctors.
The NARD, in a communiqué jointly signed by its President, Dr. Chiedozie Achonwa and Acting Secretary General, Dr. Usman Galadima, after its ordinary general meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and read to journalists in Abuja, said it had already directed its members nationwide to proceed on a three-day warning strike scheduled for May 31 to June 2,
Achonwa said: “NARD therefore resolved to perfect its mandate by giving the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum commencing from May 28 (yesterday) to prevail on the Lagos State government to recall the Doctors and implement earlier agreements or face an indefinite nationwide strike in solidarity with our colleagues.”
On its part, NLC’s Head of Information/Publicity, Chris Uyot, said in a statement issued in Abuja, yesterday that contact had already been established between the NLC President, Comrade Abdulwahed Omar and the state Governor.
He stated that the governor had assured the union of his willingness to accept the intervention.
NLC said the crisis could still be solved if all parties in the dispute were willing to embrace dialogue and consider the interests of the people in Lagos State as well as respect relevant national labour laws and conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
NLC said the crisis could still be solved if all parties in the dispute were willing to embrace dialogue and consider the interests of the people in Lagos State as well as respect relevant national labour laws and conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
It added that the strike continued to hold dire consequences for the majority of patients who have been denied access to medical services.
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I dont blame Gov. Fashola for his actions he knows no other term for him. The other time, he said he will not go for 2nd term cos is olodo that repeat class, but now he has won the 2nd term so he feels he can frustrate some family men & women, God is watching you.
ReplyDeleteFasola should pls call of them back, this fasola is playing with humans life, the new staff he employs did they have much experience? just call them back and dialog rather than sacking them.i know the way they went on the strike without notice is bad but just pity them and forgive them. we have more than enough unemployment in the country now so don't create more. i pray God help u.
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