The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige says the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will call off its strike on Saturday following the signing of the agreement between it and the Federal Government.
The minister said this on Friday while briefing journalists.
The agreement was signed after a conciliation meeting between both parties at the office of the Minister of Labour and Employment, where they fine-tuned the Memorandum of Action (MOA) signed by both parties on March 31, 2021, a few hours before NARD embarked on the indefinite strike on April 1.
“In view of these understandings, NARD National Officers Committee (NoC) will consult urgently her Executive Council with a view to giving this conciliation process a chance for industrial peace by calling off the strike embarked on 1st April 2021,” the Minister said.
“NARD is to communicate to the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment on their decision before 12 noon of 10th April, 2021.No member of NARD is to be punished for this strike.”