FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has threatened punitive actions against resident doctors in Abuja over their proposed industrial action.
The Minister while addressing resident doctors doctors who embark on strike while he’s a minister will not be paid.
Wike, a former Rivers State Governor, added that he’s ready to contend with them in court.
Wike while averring that he would make more money when they embark on industrial action said:
“Make your recommendations, and we will see the ones we can do and those we can’t do. Don’t threaten me with a strike because I don’t like it. When you go on strike, I save money; even if you come back, I won’t pay; we will determine it in court.
“It’s not about promises but the reality on ground, I don’t believe in theory,” Wike said.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has recently being engaging in on-and-off industrial actions as it knocks the Nigerian Government for failure to meet its demands.
The doctors are demanding among many others, the immediate payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), tangible steps on the “upward review” of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), and payment of all salary arrears owed its members since 2015.
