UCH Blackout: Resident doctors ignore union’s 8-4 workhour
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says its members are not part of the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workhour declared by the hospital’s Joint Action Committee (JAC).
The association made the announcement on Thursday in a statement signed by its president, John Oladapo, the general secretary, Gboyega Ajibola and other executive members.
The statement noted that the institution’s ARD members are at their duty posts, providing essential care and services to those in need.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC), an umbrella body of all hospital unions, issued a notice on Tuesday stating that due to a power outage, staff would only work between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The committee stated that Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) had disconnected the power supply to UCH due to “accumulated bill indebtedness.”
The JAC chairman, Oludayo Olabampe, said the workers had been working without electricity since March 19 and could not continue like that.
The resident doctors, however, said, “JAC is a coalition of all hospital unions except the ARD and Medical and the Dental Consultants of Nigeria (MDCAN).
“Our attention has been drawn to some publications that UCH doctors have suspended night shift, begin (sic) strike on Tuesday. That is not accurate.
The statement added, “There were reports that as a result of power outage, patients’ care is hampered, healthcare delivery became suboptimal, with increased hazard to health workers.
“Against the backdrop of these recent events, JAC issued the 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. work directive. ARD is in solidarity with all health workers concerning the sub-par working conditions.
“However, it is important to let the public know that UCH resident doctors are at their duty posts, without any working time condition.”
(NAN)
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