The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to begin its five-day warning strike by 8am on Wednesday, May 17th.
President of the association, Innocent Orji, announced this while speaking with the newsmen on the outcome of its National Executive Council, NEC meeting.
Recall that the Resident Doctors had on April 29 issued a two-week notice to the Federal Government to increase the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, or risk industrial action.
It said at the time that the increment should be to the tune of 200 percent of the current gross salary of doctors, and also be in addition to the new allowances included in the letter written to the Minister of Health in 2022 for the review of CONMESS.
According to the association, it observed that in spite of several engagements with the Federal Government on the need to upwardly review CONMESS, which was last reviewed over 10 years ago, there are no changes.
Orji, however, said that since the issuance of the two-week notice, the association had not been called upon by the Federal Government to initiate negotiations.
