The Federal Government has described the five-day warning strike scheduled to begin on Wednesday by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) as illegal and warned the doctors not to embark on it.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige who issued the warning on Tuesday shortly after receiving a letter from the NARD executive, notifying him of the impending industrial action, billed to commence today, warned that the no work no pay policy would be implemented, as salaries for each day would be given to ad-hoc doctors who would be employed to cover gaps created by the striking doctors.
Reacting to the letter, dated May 16, 2023, and delivered to his office at about 5 pm the same day, Ngige said on receiving the letter, he contacted the Minister of Health, who informed him that a meeting has been scheduled by his office with the resident doctors on Wednesday, May 17.
Ngige advised the doctors to avail themselves of the opportunity for social dialogue with their employer, rather than embark on a warning strike, which is unknown to the law.
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