The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide warning strike and directed its members to resume work today (Monday).
The association began a seven-day strike over the abduction of one of its members, Ganiyat Popoola, a registrar in the department of ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, who was abducted eight months ago.
NARD president, Dele Abdullahi, according to reports, said discussions with the government had gone well.
“It was a seven-day warning strike so we suspended it yesterday. The engagement with the federal government is currently going well and they have agreed to a line of actions,” he said.
“We will be meeting to review the progress the government has made in the next three weeks,” he was quoted to have said.
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) had expressed solidarity with the resident doctors on their strike.
The union denounced Popoola’s abduction and called on the federal government and state authorities to mobilise security agencies to secure her release.
The union also urged President Bola Tinubu to implement advanced security measures to combat the rising threats of kidnapping, banditry, and organised crimes in Nigeria.
