{"id":151157,"date":"2025-02-17T20:36:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T19:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/power-outage-uch-resident-doctors-embark-on-indefinite-strike"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:04:14","slug":"power-outage-uch-resident-doctors-embark-on-indefinite-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/power-outage-uch-resident-doctors-embark-on-indefinite-strike","title":{"rendered":"Power outage: UCH resident doctors embark on indefinite strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, at the University College Hospital, UCH, in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike, an official said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Association\u2019s General Secretary, Dr. Uthman Adedeji, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Ibadan that the strike was due to power outages in some of the hospital\u2019s residential areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, reconnected UCH on Wednesday after more than 100 days of power outage.<\/p>\n<p>The association had earlier issued a communique stating that members would embark on an indefinite strike if electricity was not restored by 4 p.m. on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Adedeji said that while electricity had been restored, only some parts of the residential quarters were reconnected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArising from the just-concluded Emergency General Meeting, EGM, of ARD UCH, which was convened to appraise the current situation, it was observed that part of the residential quarters was reconnected. Some other parts were, however, left in darkness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the prevailing circumstance, we are left with no other option than to embark on the earlier planned total and indefinite strike until all residential quarters are sorted (taken care of).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe acknowledge the efforts of the UCH Management towards meeting our demand, but a lot needs to be done in order to guarantee uninterrupted service delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adedeji assured that the association would regularly review the current imbroglio infringing on the welfare of its members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, at the University College Hospital, UCH, in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike, an official said on Monday. 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