The Nigeria Medical Association on Friday warned Federal and State Governments over the lingering strike action of the National Association of Resident Doctors which has paralyzed hospital activities across the country.
NMA threatened to join forces with the resident doctors if they were not paid all their due wages to call off the strike.
The doctors’ association said this in a statement signed by its Chairman on Inter Affiliate Affairs, Dr Rosemary Uzowulu, titled: “high cost of governance maintained yet payment of doctors to avert health sector destruction a failure from government”. It described the ongoing strike as uncalled for if those in authority were sincere.
The body of doctors accused the political leaders of playing game with health of Nigerians because they could afford overseas medical treatment.
“It is most unfortunate that budget allocation for newspapers for assembly members, state governors, presidency are approved and implemented within days of signing by Mr. President, and yet the residency training allocation budgeted and endorsed cannot be implemented,” Uzowulu said.
“The country in face of high cost of governance has decided to use the health of her subject to play chess game where king and queens display power of crown by killing their guards.
“I call on well-meaning Nigerians across the country to quickly put a stop to the strike by mandating those concerned including the state governors for state hospitals to pay the resident doctors all their due wages or stand the chance of black cloud collapse from NMA if the battle lingers.”
