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Striking Doctors, resume work in 24hrs or get sacked, Rivers govt orders
Modupe Shodeinde
The Rivers State government has ordered striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors to resume work in the next 24 hours or forfeit their salaries and get sacked.
Resident doctors under the employment of the state government on Monday joined thier counterparts across Nigeria to embark on an indefinite strike over unresolved issues.
They pointed out some other issues which they have with the state government, including irregularities into payment of House officers as part of their grievances.
However, in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Doctor Tammy Danagogo on behalf of the state government, while acknowledging the existence of the irregularities in the payment of salaries of House officers , the SSG warned that such issues should be restricted to only those affected.
The SSG wondered why the residents doctors will decide to embark on ” a sympathy strike,” with their colleagues under the “federal government employment” even when the state government is not owing salaries.
Danagogo, therefore, warned that the resident doctors may have to forfeit their salaries or risk being sacked if they fail to resume work in the next 24 hours.
