The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige on Wednesday at the renewed negotiation deal between the Federal Government delegation and leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, in Abuja lambasted the doctors for embarking on a strike action despite earlier meetings with the him delegation and reaching a consensus to shelve the then proposed strike action.
He accused the doctors of breaching section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act of 2004.
The minister said he was hopeful that the current strike would be the shortest in the history of Nigeria, urging them to immediately call it off.
He said, “Once conciliation starts by the government, no employer has the right to embark on strike.
“By going on strike you have breached Section 18 of the Trade Dispute Act of 2004.”
Apart from members of NARD, others present include the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole; the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association; representatives of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation among others.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the doctors embarked on a nation wide strike on Monday, September 4 to press home their demands with the Federal Government.
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