The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members to resume work on Monday, suspending its seven-day nationwide warning strike over the abduction of their colleague, Ganiyat Popoola.
This was revealed in an official communique from NARD dated 1 September and obtained by PREMIUM TIMES. The communique was issued after its Extraordinary National Executive National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting.
According to the communique, the NEC resolved to suspend the seven-day warning strike while closely monitoring developments and engaging stakeholders to secure the immediate release of our abducted colleague.
The NEC also agreed to reconvene in three weeks to reappraise the situation.
NARD began a seven-day warning strike on 26 August to demand the safe return of Mrs Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna.
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On Thursday, the Nigerian government threatened to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking resident doctors.
The association has said it is unmoved by the threat.
