LAGOS DOCTORS END THREE DAYS WARNING STRIKE, RESUME WORK
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By: Muftau Fatimo
Following the conclusion of the three-day warning strike by doctors under the Medical Guild Lagos, normal services have resumed at state-owned healthcare facilities affected by the industrial action.
The strike, which began on Saturday, was prompted by allegations of unilateral deductions from doctors’ July salaries and the non-payment of 12 months’ arrears owed to honorary consultants under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).
Following the doctors’ warning strike, nurses under the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI), on Wednesday, commenced a seven-day warning strike.
The action comes after the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government on July 14 regarding long-standing unresolved demands.
At the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), medical services were paralyzed, leaving patients stranded around the emergency ward with no personnel available to attend to them.
Responding to the situation, the Secretary of the Medical Guild, Dr. Akinade Adekunle, confirmed the conclusion of the three-day warning strike and assured that healthcare services would resume on Thursday.
He said, “Our warning strike ends Thursday morning, and we have resumed services.”
Meanwhile, the Director of Administration at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Ms. Omolola Fakeye, described the situation at the facility as peaceful and calm.
In a conversation with the Nigerian Tribune, Fakeye emphasized that medical personnel provide essential services that cannot be disrupted.
She explained, “We provide essential services. During strikes, when people are injured, they still come to the hospital. When a child is ready to be born, the baby doesn’t wait for permission the hospital must always be prepared, 24/7. Likewise, when patients face medical or surgical emergencies, they don’t ask if the hospital is ready. As long as the issue isn’t directed against the hospital management and even when it is the hospital remains accessible to Nigerians, though sometimes on a reduced scale.”
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