The Affiliation of Resident Docs within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has threatened to close down medical companies within the nation’s capital if their six-month unpaid salaries should not settled.
Consequently, the docs issued a 14-day ultimatum to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to satisfy their calls for.
The President, Dr George Ebong, who issued the ultimatum at a press convention held at Wuse District Hospital, Abuja, on Monday, additionally lamented the non-payment of the Medical Residency Coaching Fund and different unmet calls for.
Whereas lauding the FCT minister for his infrastructural growth in Abuja, Ebong pressured that there was an pressing must give attention to the well-being of docs on the verge of extinction attributable to financial hardship.
In line with him, the minister ought to think about human growth as he’s doing within the infrastructural sector.
He famous that the FCT Minister has 14 days to behave on their calls for to avert what he described because the deadliest shutdown of hospitals within the nation’s capital.
He stated: “First we’ve got to understand the minister for his infrastructural growth within the FCT since his emergence.
“We would like him to know that Docs are deserted tasks. Whereas he fixes the infrastructural deserted tasks, we’re the human deserted tasks. We imagine the minister can take care of the problem.
“We would like the minister to clear six months of wage arrears owed to our members employed in 2023.
“The minister ought to with urgency clear the cost of the Medical Residency Coaching Fund of 2024.
“Additionally, we wish the minister to evaluation the bonding coverage to 2 years as a substitute of six years.
Ebong stated different calls for embrace the implementation of skipping and issuance of skipping letters to its members employed in 2023, quick cost of accouterments allowance for 2024, and cost of outgoing 13 months hazard allowance arrears.
He additionally urged the FCTA administration to fast-track the conversion of ARD FCTA Submit 2 members to consultants and expedite the method of employment of healthcare staff to buffer the manpower scarcity within the Nation’s capital hospitals.
“This injustice is alien to FCT; if that is allowed to proceed, the nation’s well being sector will collapse. We would like the minister to resolve the issues so docs can follow to the very best of their means.
“We earlier gave a 21-day ultimatum final week throughout our Annual Normal Assembly. We don’t need the deadliest shutdown which will result in lack of lives; it is crucial that the minister pay attention and act on demand with out delays.”
