NO WORK,NO PAY FOR STRIKING DOCTORS-OSHIOMHOLE.

          Governor of Edo state,Adams Oshiomohole,today thursday at a meeting with the Association of Resident Doctors,Medical and Dental consultants Association in Government House in Benin,described the warning strike by Nigeria Medical Association {NMA},as provocative,illegal,avoidable and unnecessary.He said '' If you have any grievances you are obliged by law,you are obliged by tradition,you are actually compelled by your own oath not to abandon your patients off as if there is pleasure.The facts are not in dispute because doctors under in the employment of Edo state Government are not staff of the Federal Government.''The Federal Government has no hand in your posting.How we find money to pay,the Federal Government has no hand in it so,i believe therefore,that even if we are to talk in the context of employer-employee relationship,you are obliged by law to state the particulars of your grievances to your employer.'' I simply don't understand why the NMA wants to preside over mass death at the eve of christmas.I told the Honourable commissioner for Health to put you on notice that if a doctor choose not to work i am sure they also know that they have elected not to be paid.'' Where also in the world do doctors go on warming strike for five consective days.If the idea is to warn,do you really need five days of watching people died for you to make your point.I worry for Nigeria because no country can make it this kind of cycle.Responding on behalf of the others,Dr Eghe Abe said the Association would convene to take a dispassionate consideration of the governor's address and do what is in the interest of the state.