FCT Doctors Begin Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
Medical doctors working in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday commenced an industrial action over unpaid salaries to colleagues employed in 2023.
The Association of Resident Doctors, on December 23, issued a 14-day ultimatum to the FCT minister over the delayed payment of salaries across the territory.
The ultimatum elapsed on January 6.
According to Daily Trust, patients who visited the Kubwa General Hospital were turned back because doctors were on strike.
The ongoing strike would last for three days and may become indefinite if the government fails to accede to the doctors’ demand.
The president of the association in Abuja, Dr. George Ebong, noted that some of the demands include the “Medical Residency Training Fund of 2024. Implementation of skipping and issuance of skipping letters to its members employed in 2023. Immediate payment of accoutrements allowance for 2024, and payment of outgoing 13 months’ hazard allowance arrears, among other demands.”
FCT Doctors Begin Strike Over Unpaid Salaries is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
