The Association of Doctors in Nigeria has rejected the offer of a salary increase The union of medical professionals in Nigeria rejected th...
The Association of Doctors in Nigeria has rejected the offer of a salary increase
The union of medical professionals in Nigeria rejected the government's offer of a 25 percent increase in their minimum wage, but when they went on strike, I saw that they started last week.
Despite the announcement of the Nigerian government on this bill, the union has vowed to continue the strike which started last week, which it said will continue until all its demands are met.
After a meeting of the Executive Council of the Medical Association last Saturday in Lagos State, she stated that what she wanted was a reform and reform in all the salaries of her members, not an increase of 25 percent of the salary and payment of part of the allowances of the doctors. does not owe the government.
The announcement after the meeting issued by the organization said that the government must respect the agreement to adjust the salaries of doctors that was reached in 2009 and pay them all the allowances they owe to the government without any compromise.
The statement signed by President Dr. Orji Emeka Innocent, Secretary General Dr. Chikezie Kelechi and Press Secretary Dr. Musa Umar said that members of the union will continue the strike until the demand is met.
According to the announcement, they submitted all their demands to the government and gave the plan to start the strike on July 5, and failure to respect their demands forced them to start the strike.
This strike has already affected almost all hospitals in Nigeria, which are facing a shortage of doctors.