FCT Doctors Threaten Wike With Strike Over Salary Arrears
Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have given the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, a deadline to pay up on all salaries owed them.
The Medical officers warned of a severe strike action that will cripple the healthcare at the center if their ultimatum is not met.
President of the FCTA Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), George Ebong, stated this in a statement released this Monday.
Wike now has 14days to meet the Doctor’s ultimatum or risk a total shutdown of hospitals and medical centres in the capital.
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The Doctors accuse Wike of abandoning them while focusing on other projects.
“We want the minister to clear six months of salary arrears owed to our members employed in 2023.
“The minister should with urgency clear the payment of the Medical Residency Training Fund of 2024. Also, we want the minister to review the bonding policy to two years instead of 6 years.
“Other demands are we want the minister to enforce the implementation of skipping and issuance of skipping letters to our members employed in 2023, immediate payment of accoutrements allowance for 2024, payment of outgoing 13 months hazard allowance arrears, and the FCTA management should fast-track conversion of ARD FCTA Post 2 members to consultants and expedite the process of employment of health care workers to buffer the manpower shortage in the Nation’s capital hospitals,” the statement read.
