Following the intervention of Vice President Kashim Shettima, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) suspended its planned nationwide strike yesterday (Sunday).
The suspension offers temporary relief to millions of Nigerians who depend on public health facilities and underscores ongoing negotiations aimed at averting a full-scale disruption of medical services nationwide.
Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, the National President of NARD, who confirmed the development shortly after the meeting of its National Executive Council, NEC, stated that the Vice President had contacted NARD leadership and issued directives that led to the resolution of several outstanding issues, while appealing for additional time to address other matters.
“Following his intervention, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the association convened and unanimously resolved to respect the President’s efforts and halt the strike action that was scheduled to begin today (Monday).
“This decision was reached just a few hours ago, and more information will be communicated shortly.
“Once I am fully recovered, I will also address the press to explain these issues in greater detail. For now, we are giving the government additional time to act in good faith,” Suleiman said.
He added that a detailed communiqué outlining the resolutions and next steps would be released in the coming days.
Also, confirming the development in Lagos, the President of the Federal Medical Centre Ebutte Metta-ARD, Dr. Victor Oloregbulem said the decision to suspend the strike was reached in the spirit of goodwill to Nigerians and as a result of stakeholders engagement.
“We have agreed to suspend the strike for two weeks to give the Federal Government more time to complete ongoing actions, especially since some progress has already been made.
“Some significant wins already achieved by the association, even though many of them are yet to be fully implemented,” he said.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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