Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has urged members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to suspend the ongoing strike action embarked on as the state had met all their demands.
NARD nationwide had embarked on indefinite strike action on July.
Sanwo-Olu, who made the call when he met with the leadership of NARD at Lagos State House, Alausa, Ikeja, late Monday, explained that the Lagos State Government had granted their requests on some issues over which the strike was called.
According to the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, Sanwo-Olu told them that there was no need to have joined the strike in solidarity with their colleagues in other places because the state government had performed its duties to them.
According to Omotoso, the issues and resolutions include: A circular issued by the Head of Service (HOS), Hakeem Muri-Okunola, removing Housemanship and National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Doctors from the scheme of service was discussed.
“The residents appealed to Mr Governor to revoke or suspend the circular.
The HOS explained the importance of domesticating decisions made at the Federal level.
“It was decided that there will be a follow-on circular to clarify the implications of the circular and allay any fears that may have arisen from its misinterpretation.