Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced the suspension of the indefinite strike action by its members.
The group noted that work resumes on Saturday August 12, while a review progress would be made in two weeks.
NARD’s National President, Dr Innocent Orji, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday saying that the association’s decision to call off the strike is owing to the Federal Government’s moves to meet its demands.
According to him, “We just suspended the strike. Work to resume 8am tomorrow. We will review progress made in two weeks
“We also observed that the federal government has approved the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), and has started work on the circular on one-for-one replacement.
“The circular on one-for-one replacement is a very important demand because we believe it would address the severe manpower shortage. But from what we have seen, it would take another two weeks for government to finalize it.”
He stated further, “We had another meeting this evening and our members concluded that rather than waiting for two weeks for the circular we should suspend the strike especially as we have seen that government has started addressing some of the issues.”
