{"id":161595,"date":"2025-05-07T22:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/abuja-doctors-call-off-strike"},"modified":"2025-05-07T23:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:56:16","slug":"abuja-doctors-call-off-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/abuja-doctors-call-off-strike","title":{"rendered":"Abuja doctors call off strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, has officially suspended its three-day warning strike.<\/p>\n<p>President of ARD-FCTA, Dr George Ebong, confirmed the development to DAILY POST on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the decision to suspend the industrial action followed an emergency virtual recess meeting held by members of the association.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution comes in the wake of the FCTA\u2019s reinstatement of previously dismissed health workers and the payment of a portion of their outstanding salaries.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Ebong further disclosed that the administration had pledged to address the remaining unmet demands.<\/p>\n<p>He commended the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and his team for their intervention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe called off the warning strike after some of our demands were met. Most of our members have received their unpaid salaries and have been reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly hope that the rest of the members affected are paid by tomorrow to prevent further disruption of work in the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank the FCT Health Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, mandate secretary, and Chidi Amadi, Chief of Staff to FCT Minister Wike, for their swift intervention,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the ARD-FCTA embarked on the strike on Tuesday, paralysing healthcare services across public hospitals in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Medical and Dental Consultants\u2019 Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, and two other unions joined the action in solidarity with the resident doctors.<\/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. The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD-FCTA, has officially suspended its three-day warning strike. President of ARD-FCTA, Dr George Ebong, confirmed the development to DAILY POST on Wednesday. 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