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Doctors in Abuja Embark on Three-Day Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

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Medical services in Abuja’s government hospitals have been severely disrupted as the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA), began a three-day warning strike on Wednesday.

Speaking at a press briefing, ARD FCTA President, Dr. George Ebong, revealed the strike was prompted by six months of unpaid salaries and allowances despite a three-week ultimatum issued last year.

Ebong criticised the neglect of doctors’ welfare and urged FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to address the issue to prevent an indefinite strike.

“Doctors in Abuja have become abandoned projects,” said Ebong.

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He emphasised that while the Minister has been focused on infrastructure projects, the welfare of health workers and the state of hospitals have been ignored.

The strike affects hospitals across the capital, including Wuse, Asokoro, Maitama, and Nyanya General Hospitals.

Ebong noted that essential resources such as electricity, drugs, scan machines, and adequate staffing are lacking, leaving some hospitals with only one doctor on duty.

The doctors also called on government officials, including Wike and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to use public hospitals to experience the challenges firsthand.

Ebong warned that if their demands remain unmet after the warning strike, the association would convene a congress to decide on an indefinite shutdown of all hospitals in the FCT.

 

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