Medical
doctors in Nasarawa State have embarked on an indefinite strike action over
salaries.
Dr
Friday Omolei, Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA) and Secretary, Dr Peter Attah said at a news briefing on
Friday in Lafia.
The
doctors said that the strike was due to alleged government failure to correct
their salaries in tandem with the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure
(CONMESS).
The
association had issued a one-week strike notice to the state government on May
26.
Omolei
said the association took the “painful” decision, as the government had failed
to respond to the doctors demand since 2014.
The
chairman said that the association was open to dialogue, but would not return
to work until its demands are met.
“From
January 2016 till date, there has been mass exodus of doctors from the
employment of Nasarawa state government due to poor remuneration and high tax
regime.
“So
far, 43 doctors have left since January this year while 17 others have applied
to disengage from the state government employment,” he said.
Other
issues that prompted the strike include non promotion of some doctors for upward
of 14 years, and their demand for allocation of 15 percent of the state budget
to the health sector.
Source: Pm
News
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