The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday night communicated its resolve to suspend the ongoing nationwide strike which commenced on Monday, 16th June 2020. “It was the very first time that NARD would be putting their grievances before the Forum. Dr Fayemi also appealed to the Resident Doctors to call off the strike promising that the NGF would sit in a week’s time and consider their grievances along with all the other members of the Forum with a view to finding a lasting solution to those of their problems that are immediately possible for the Forum to tackle. According to Bello-Barkindo, the doctors, led by their president, Dr Aliyu Sokomba and their National Secretary, Dr Bilkisu, left the NGF Secretariat with a promise to consult the members of their association to prevail on them to put their faith in the NGF and await the action of the governors on the matter. “It is on that basis that the President reached out to the DG of the NGF this evening as they closed the NARD meeting to announce that they are calling off the strike to allow the governors to address their complaints,” the statement read.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 21, 2020 05:26 UTC