Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has declared an indefinite strike over issues bordering on non payment of outstanding salaries and arrears to doctors in the state.
The indefinite strike will start 12 midnight of Wednesday, 3rd May, 2017.
The decision to embark on the strike was taken at the emergency Congress meeting in Lokoja by the Chairman and Secretary of the association, Dr. Tijani Godwin and Dr. Zubair Kabiru.
The statement read: “In spite of suspending our strike action for two months to allow peaceful resolutions of issues bothering on special consideration to all doctors employed in 2015 as earlier documented in the memorandum of understanding signed on the 9th of January 2017 between Kogi State government and NMA.
Failure to clear nine doctors after providing necessary documents as required by the screening committee, underpayment of salaries and arrears of doctors that has been paid.
Implementation of the new tax regime without commensurate promotion and stepping of doctors in the state civil service, and advertisement for employment of more doctors, despite inability of the present administration to implement adjusted Consolidation.
Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS), the government failed to reciprocate this kind gesture.
“The Kogi state government should retain and pay the arrears of all the doctors employed in 2015 as they have waited patiently while providing healthcare service in the state for over 15 months without salaries.
“It should clear and pay the remaining nine doctors whose name did not appear on any list and issues of underpayment of salaries and arrears should be corrected forthwith.
“The government should return the new tax regime to status quo, or promote doctors accordingly before implementation for uniform taxation among all the doctors in Kogi state civil service.
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