The resident doctors at the
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Akwa Ibom State, have revealed that
their two-month strike would be suspended.
The strike which was embarked upon by the doctors due to non-payment of salary arrears, will be called off as the hospital management has agreed to their terms.
Speaking
under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors in Uyo
on Thursday, October 6, the doctors disclosed that they agreed to call
off their strike as the hospital management has agreed to pay their full
entitlements beginning at the end of September.
The president of the association, Dr Christian Adeneye,
said that their conclusion to suspend the strike was reached following a
letter from the Medical Director, Prof. Etete Peters, promising to pay
them their salary arrears in full.
“We are
calling off our two months’ old strike. The Medical Director of the
hospital, Prof. Etete Peters, has written to us about the efforts they
have made to ensure that we get our full entitlements. Other issues will
be resolved as we go on, we believe,” he said.
The doctors embarked on the strike in August
following the hospital management's refusal to implement their full
emoluments as directed by the Federal Ministry of Health and the
National Salaries and Wages Commission.
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