Nigerians are in for another hard time as the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) five-day nationwide warning strike begins on Wednesday.
The association also threatened to embark on an indefinite and total strike if the federal government fail to use the window of the 5 day warning strike to meet all her demands.
NMA Presiden Osahion Enabulele who spoke with reporters in Minna on Sunday after the National Executive Committee meeting and an Emergency Delegates Congress of the association said the association was constrained to declare the industrial action due to the extremely poor progress in the resolution of their demands after expiration of several ultimatum issued to the federal government.
The NMA President lamented that unions now have to resort to strike because government ” seems not to appreciate the need for constructive dialogue but only respond to strike actions”
Describing the development as a sad reflection of the state of affairs in the country, the NMA President bemoaned that industrial strikes have become the routine in the country today.
Enabulele threatened further that if the warning strike fails, the association would have no other choice than to resort to total strike.
“For now, what we have issued as a test to the commitment of government is a warning strike. We hope the federal government would rise up to its responsibilities and use this opportunity to address the issues presented to it because if this fails, we may have no choice than to declare a total strike action.
“We feel the federal government is either taking us for a ride or the strategy being employed by us is not appreciated. Handling our issues with levity is what has led us to declare this warning strike action.”
He further said that if not for the yuletide period, the association would have declared a total strike action because according to him “members felt they have been pushed to their limits but they considered the delicate period and the interest of Nigerians which they have at hand.
“The reason for the strike being five days is to give allowance to our people. Our members were agitating for a total action because they felt they have been pushed to their limit but we recognize that this is a delicate period and Nigerians need to be given some allowance during this period. We hope the federal government will utilize the opportunity to resolve the issue on ground.”culled
*This is not looking good at all.its bad enough when any other body strikes but people die when doctors go on strike...The government should please attend to them fast!
when will they ever stop going on strike here in Nigeria? Strike is gradually becoming the order of the day *shrugs*
ReplyDeleteFrom Universities to Hospitals. Wow. Goodluck must have put on his badluck charm.
ReplyDeleteNothing suprises me again in this country! Ridiculous things keep happening. Hope GEJ won't allow this one last as long as the education sector own.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired
Those doctors r heartless, who will take care of sick ppl, nurse's?. Its aswell cos its nurses that do d bulk of the medical work. They shld search for other options nd not strike. If the don't then d fed gov shld make like fashola nd sack dem all. Besides doctors r one of the best paid ppl in nigeria, getting paid up 300k even the housemanship ppl get paid 180k with housing benefits. Most civil servants don't even earn close to that even with their Mscs or MAs. They shld find another way or another job rubish!!!!!
Delete@carla,I dnt blame u,all u care is d amt dey re paid.Go n find out d stress n sacrifices it takes 2 train a doctor.Drs dnt jx go on strike xcept all oda avenues mst hv bn exhaustd.Even then,its jx a 5day strike bc dey hv d interest of their px @ hrt.Try n talk 2 ur govt 2 grant them their wishes.
DeleteToo many evil forces pulling Nigeria back..God dey..hmm.
ReplyDeleteHian, o gini kwanu? Dis strike had beta not happen o,bcos odikwa very risky!
ReplyDeleteOK so lecturers call of strike, doctors take over!
ReplyDeleteThis country ehnnn...na where some people own end, others own they start.
Ngwanu.....
Mk dem go nhaa.as if pple no dey die since dem dey work...mtcheww
ReplyDeleteNigeria jagajaga from asuu to doctor,maybe next will be bus driver or prostitute
ReplyDeleteNigeria is bleeding,and the hemorrhage has to stop before its too late......Baba Iyabo,dec 2013!
ReplyDeleteMr President pls do something,this bleeding is for real!
And to think that ASUU is about to call of her strike. Seems ASUU has passed the baton to NMA. The government should meet their demands during or before the warning strike, our hospitals can't afford to be closed due to industrial action.
ReplyDeleteStrikes are now regarded as normal . Meanwhile the masses are the ones suffering.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh no! Not doctors too. Oh Please i hope this doesnt happen. Oh Lord take control... i weep for Nigeria :(
ReplyDeleteDis should not be allowed to happen! Doctors going on strike is certainly not good...wat abt d sick people who needs d attention of a doctor, wat will dey do? I will always remember 2003 wen my appendicitis almost ruptured becos Labour Congress was on strike, if not for Eku Baptist hospital in Delta state I dnt knw wat would have happened to me, may God help us ooh!!!
ReplyDeletePrince 'Controversial' Jobless.
ReplyDeleteYour comments are seemingly reasonable these days..
Baxk to the matter..the state of affairs in.all sectors in this country excluding the 'Money Looting' sector seem to be heading south.
This strike should not be allowed to happen.The Health Sector should not be taken lightly..Lives could and would be lost.
This administration had better take care.In a more developed nation,a President whose administration is trailed with half as much controversy as Jonathan's would have resigned honourably.
Princess Abj.You had better take care as well and make your own comments and refrain from replying that of others especially mine.
From one crisis to another. As Doctors don see sey they don settle ASUU, they too must get their own share. Its just a very sad situation. Failed leaders and failed government. And the poor masses will be on the receiving end of it all. This one will last till a lifetime cos the FG is not ready to meet any more demands by any sector this period as election is fast approaching. I pity this country.
ReplyDeleteNigeria which way forward? Ugly things keep coming up, bcos asuu don get alert now, other associations equally want to go on strike abi? And stella u are saying the govt shld pls attend to them, how long wil dis trend continue? From asuu to hospital to teachers to farmers to parents to children.mtschewwww
ReplyDeleteSighs* we are running relay race in this country, ASUU has passed the baton to NMA. Who is next? SMDH
ReplyDeleteAnd see the time they are even going on strike. Abeg my people, make una softly jolly this christmas cos e no go de funny if anyone falls sick dis season.
ReplyDeleteYes, another strike that will definitely be long. Deadly because of lives at stake and pregnant women at the mercy of nature. But if this strike stresses your numero uno any further and his BP causes headaches, he'll just fly to China to *streangten ties*. 2015 - tic toc tic toc tic toc...
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, Dis is scary. I hope the govt would learn to stick to its promises to avoid all dis things. God help us tru
ReplyDeleteDoctors of different levels have all gone on strike all together like 5 times this year alone what do they want, human heads? Or perhaps the moon? I'm not saying they should work under degrading conditions or work for free but Your calling in life is to save lives! You took an oath remember!! But of course you form associations that protects You from that oath! This same "striking" doctors will go and work in their private hospitals. When Doctors strike people don't die, POOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD PRIVATE HEALTHCARE DIE.
ReplyDelete@Kima -i Noone chooses to be poor just like noone chooses to be ill. Money has wings and riches are deceptive. I have seen the rich die with all their riches in the best private hospitals.
DeleteThe Govt of any nation is meant to provide for its citizens - rich or poor
The doctors have their responsibilities and the govt does too. When a patient gets into the hospital and can't get a bed to be examined on; when doctors have to admit patients on plastic chairs to save their lives; when Dr's have to work from their private hospitals to ensure patients have access to health care: they are living true to their oath. The Govt should attend to its part of the bargain.
Kima u took d word at of my mouth, these docs own their private clinics, so this is their way of being selfish. God help the poor masses of Nigeria.
DeleteIt's just pathetic. SMH for Nigeria
ReplyDeleteDo they really exist ? this thieves that run their own private hospitals still work with federal clinics. I think the best thing for NMA is to send all Nigeria doctors for training. Backyard doctors.
ReplyDeleteHhmmm Stella I tire for this country. I was at. A & E LUTH as a patient yesterday and I wept for Nigeria. Doctors were attending to patients IN THE VEHICLES. THAT BROUGHT THEM as there were no vacant beds! Folded cartons were used for Make-shift beds to prop up patients on the floor! Drips were being set up in cars!! Deep wounds were stitched in trucks that brought the victims I felt so sorry for the doctors! They are suppose to be the best students in school who chose a noble profession. They don't deserve such working conditions.
ReplyDeleteThe patients were so helpless because there was no option of going to a private hospital - they would be referred back to the Govt. Teaching Hospitals.
However, when our leaders cough, they are flown abroad with our money! What would happen to these patients? Honestly we need divine intervention our nation needs help! GOD HELP US!!!
Nigeria is a failed state! How on earth will Drs embark on a 1second strike in th US?
ReplyDeleteChAaaaai. Gini ka mmadu melu GEJ?Nwoke a egbugo obodo anyia bu Naijiria.
ReplyDeleteok asuu won the fight so now nma wants to start their own,lyk seriously this country is f****d needs a messiah
ReplyDeletethis country!!!
ReplyDeleteok asuu won the fight so now nma wants to start their own,lyk seriously this country is f****d needs a messiah
ReplyDeleteI am a dr and I dare say I am thoroughly ashamed of my colleagues I left back home. Shame in u guys, shame. If u had any respect for the Hippocractic oath and truly understand what being a dr entails, u would not engage in his despicable act. *spits*
ReplyDeleteDr lagbaja
Seriously, after running away from Ur country because of the healthcare system nd poor wages ur colleagues re earning, you re stil not ashamed to talk. Pls take stadium-capacity seats backward nd cover ur face in shame. Hian. Mor
DeleteI wanted to reply "good dr" then I saw ur reply @anon 7.23am, U̶̲̥̅̊ did a good job. Could U̶̲̥̅̊ imagine d fool!....As in...! Why did U̶̲̥̅̊ live the country in the first place? Wasn't it to better ur life whether finacially,academically or what not,,and U̶̲̥̅̊ hv the hand to write that " U̶̲̥̅̊ r ashamed" U̶̲̥̅̊ better be ashame of ur write up!
DeleteInfact am seriously restricting myself frm insulting U̶̲̥̅̊ cos I knw what my husby's going thru.
And to those castigating the Doctors abt owning a private hospital, mind U̶̲̥̅̊ not all bt only a few of them has those.
whO is nt in support of Docs going on strike. I'm sure if u or ur very loved one wia in dt prof,ull b among doz calling 4 it. Lecturers sell handouts n sort still dy embarked on a 5mnths strike. If every Doc had a clinic as u claimed,dia won't b need 4 govt. hspitals. Go n see d type of decay in gov hospitals,d peanuts Docs get as salaries n ull understand. Y is it our leaders run 2 oda countries once dey get sick? Nt b/c of lack of Docs here,but lack of diagnosing equip. Its still d Nigerian trained Docs who left dis country 4 residency programme or in search of greener pastures will treat dm. So wats killin our health sector is corruption. "Backyard Doctors" I wonder wat u studied. Curse me n ur generation will b cursed.
ReplyDeleteGood comment. They Keep frustrating doctors nd they end up relocating to other countries where they will be appreciated nd equally better rewarded. And to think the student quota to study medicine has been reduced meaning doctors graduating will reduce while som of them will relocate abroad, nd some will not practice.I jus wish the government will make the profession a little more attractive. Moe
DeleteThank u ma broda..I'm a med student. D diagnostic. Equipment we use na d same old machines d@ r outdated! Awhole lot of tinz..z not selfish @all..dey r askin 4 beta fundin of hospitals...some celebs if dey claim to be humanitarian can take an aspect of a hospital and develop,yet dey flaunt material tinz on insta and d likes(pls am not hatin)..imagine if glo as a way of gvn bak to d society comes togeda and develops say d cardiac unit of luth,or upth or 1 of dz hopsitals and see if cardia related probs won't need to be flown to india..dz country z messd up
DeleteGuy u be confirm fool
ReplyDeleteDs is d same thing de did last year Dec very close to Xmas my pregnant friend almost lost her life if not that she was rushed to a private hospital .The question here is how many poor people can afford private hospitals and why go on strike in Dec when accident rates are so high n Drs are supposed to tend to casualties. At the end of the day none of these so called Drs knows what would happen 2moa, it may just be there relatives in another state dt needed an emergency n guess what Dr are on strike n d person probly dies..iv lost count on how many times Drs have gone on strike this year. It's a big shame to our doctors and a bigger one to the leaders that allows the rot in the medical sector because they always go abroad for treatment. May God take away sleep from your eyes as u have vowed that the poor will suffer n die..god help Nigeria. Very sad indeed.
ReplyDeleteAll dis is jst 2 giv our president bad name ba, God is watching
ReplyDeleteHumm I'm not happy with everything in our system in this country we don't value the life of patient (doctors) but at the same time we are not value by the government I'm feeling devastated by our ambiguity in resolving simple logical issue. God bless nigeria
ReplyDelete*im out*
Dr. Akinwumi
For the 'doctors' who are talking about the decay in the system, remember that the CMD, CMAC or MS of these decayed hospitals are and have been doctors. Please ask your senior colleagues why they haven't repaired the system and why some choose to return monies to the government at the end of the year instead of paying workers or doing projects necessary for patient care. You are paid a decent salary, please work for at least a year without strike actions. Please
ReplyDeleteGombe Fmc has. Been on. Strike 4 d past 3months-reason d. State goverment is milking tax of. Up 2 a 120k! D gov has refused 2 bulge and d drs ar nt yieldin either! Where ar d patients? Dy a dyin 4 a failed state. Nw a nationa stike! Gudluck ur badluck don ruin ds contry o! Mama pieces no jus opeen dt ya mouth o
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