- The federal government will meet with executives of the National Association of Resident Doctors
- The meeting will be led by the minister of health Isaac Adewole
- The parties are expected to discuss the ongoing strike action by resident doctors with a view to resolving the issue
The federal government is scheduled to hold a meeting with executives of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday, September 6.
The meeting, the federal government said will will be held with NARD and other stakeholders in the health sector to resolve the ongoing strike action by the resident doctors.
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The minister of labour and employment Chris Ngige in a statement issued by his deputy director of press, Samuel Olowooker said the crucial conciliatory meeting will be led by the minister of health Isaac Adewole.
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Ngige said: “There will be a crucial conciliatory meeting with the president and executive of NARD, president and executive of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), officials of the Federal Ministry of Health led by the Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole and other stakeholders.”
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NAIJ.com earlier reported that resident doctors embarked on a strike action after rejecting a promissory offer made by the federal government.
The president of NARD Onyebueze John in a statement said the associations strike action will continue until all items in her demand list are resolved by the federal government.
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Wednesday 6 September 2017