By Our Reporter
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its two-month old strike following the recommendations of the emergency delegates’ meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Abuja on Sunday.
The strike suspension came after a communiqué signed by NMA Secretary General, Dr. Ekpe Philips Uche, which advised NARD to stop industrial action based on the ongoing intervention by the association.
Other resolutions by the NMA at the meeting included: a mandate to the National Officers Committee (NOC) to ensure speedy implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed with the Federal Government on August 21, 2021 and the NOC to report back to the National Executive Council (NEC) of NMA periodically on the progress being made on the implementation of the MoU.
The NMA also mandated the NOC to continue to interface with the chairmen of the state branches including the FCT on the progress being made.