The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has called off its warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
In a statement on Friday, the President of the Association, Dr George Ebong, said the FCTA under Wike had met their demands and some doctors had started receiving alerts of the 6-month salary arrears.
Recall that on Wednesday, the doctors grounded all FCTA-owned hospitals in Abuja over unpaid arrears and other demands.
He also said Wike had approved and ordered immediate payment of the accoutrement allowance that was owed; approval of the medical residency bonding to 2 years; approval of the immediate employment of doctors and allied health workers to cushion the severe shortage of manpower; and approval and immediate payment of locum doctors and other health workers that were owed.
Ebong therefore noted that with the intervention by Wike, doctors in the FCT are requested to resume work on Saturday, 25 January 2025.
