Doctors in Oyo to begin strike October 2 over welfare demands
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State chapter, says it will begin a seven-day warning strike on Oct. 2 if the state government fails to address their demands for improved welfare of members in LAUTECH, Ogbomosho.
The chairman of the association, Happy Adedapo, made this known in an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Ibadan.
According to him, the strike is intended to draw attention to the pressing issues facing healthcare workers, including deteriorating welfare, inadequate infrastructure, and burnout, in a bid to prompt government action.
He said that the association had issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Oyo State government on Sept. 18 to address their demands.
He stated that the association’s demands encompass a range of issues, including improved remuneration structures and timely payment of allowances.
Others are the recruitment of additional medical staff, infrastructure upgrades, and enhanced governance structures for the LAUTECH teaching hospital.
“We have engaged the deputy governor, deputy speaker of the house of assembly, the commissioner of health and members of the Oyo state council of elders.
“We have written letters to the governor himself to find lasting solutions to these issues to no avail. We are not demanding too much as a labourer is worthy of his wage”.
“We are not going back on our decision except the government commences the process of improving the welfare of our members at LAUTECH,” he said.
Mr Adedapo warned that the government’s failure to act could lead to the total collapse of healthcare services across Oyo State.
He called on Gov. Seyi Makinde and other stakeholders to urgently intervene to prevent a looming crisis in the state healthcare system.
(NAN)
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