By Citizensplatform The Lagos state government on Monday
sacked over 1000 doctors working in its state hospitals. The Doctors in
state-owned hospitals began an indefinite strike on April 24, 2012, to press
for the downward review of taxes and the full implementation of the
Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS), and other demands.
The secretary of the Medical Guild, Idris Durojaiye
confirmed the present situation
However, the doctors will reportedly be holding a press
conference to decide their next line of action.
Meanwhile, The Nigeria Medical
Association (NMA) had cancelled a planned solidarity strike with Lagos doctors.
The body says the strike will no longer
hold and that it has set up a negotiating team with the government to find
solution to the ongoing strike.
NMA Chairman, Lagos chapter, Dr
Edamisan Temiye said the decision of the body was due to a meeting it had with
its parent body in Abuja, last week.
He said: “We wish the team concludes
with the state within the shortest possible time so that doctors can go back to
their duty posts.”
While the dialogue is going on, Temiye
said, the strike in the state would continue. Chairman, Medical Guild Dr
Olumuyiwa Odusote said the striking doctors met the House of Assembly on
Saturday in a bid to find solution to the problem. The meeting was
deadlocked.
He said the parties have slated another meeting for today. Patients are still not been admitted in most of the government-owned hospitals while those on admission have either been discharged or referred to Federal Government owned hospitals or private health facilities to seek care.
All fingers crossed, that the negotiation team with the government in the next meeting favours the citizens…ah life has no duplicate
6 comments:
I think is a very rash decision uncle FASH took
When ASSU go on strike do they sack them?
Gov. Fashola u dey fall our hand 4 ds one....we expected u to pay them better salary which is what they demanding4
This gov.is too face...can't be trusted, u want Lagos to standout with rds, infrasture and all why cant u increse the salary of ds workers that help save life than u sacking them, in developed country which u and others are claiming u want ds nation to be d doctors are well respected and treated with dignity, well paid can't u see that and emulate
it wasnt fair enough they went on strike neglecting their patients but didnt they u giving warnings that ds strike will hold?sacking them is not d answer, d new ones doctors u got will do d same if d salary is crap, sooner or later
tomorrow dem go sau lagos is moving fashola is working, working my foot. na God go punish all dis so called Nigeria leaders 4 their evil deeds.
the question i keep asking is will naijha ever get better?
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