NARD accuse Ngige of telling lies about the ongoing strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has scolded the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for allegedly telling lies about the ongoing strike.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has scolded the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for allegedly telling lies about the ongoing strike.
This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a virtual extraordinary National Executive Council meeting of NARD on Wednesday.
The association scolded Ngige for trying to justify the government’s refusal to increase the hazard allowances of doctors, which remained N5,000 for the last 30 years.
They insisted that about 10 of their demands has not yet been met.
“The hazard allowances have remained N5,000 for over 30 years. For the Minister of Labour and Employment to feign ignorance of this on national television today leaves a lot to be desired.
“This is an all-time low coming from someone who has been in the Nigerian Senate where monthly hardship allowance for senators is N1,242,122.70,” NARD said in the communique.
The association added that contrary to claims by Ngige that the doctors failed to give ample notice before embarking on strike, a two-month ultimatum was given by the doctors.
It also noted that the Memorandum of Action signed was after 12am on March 31, 2021, when the ultimatum had elapsed.
