NIGERIAN RESIDENT DOCTORS,TO BEGIN NATIONWIDE STRIKE ON THURSDAY.

                                  According to the National President Dr Muhammad Askira, who said today tuesday in Kano that on thursday June 9,2016,the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria {NARD} will start a nationwide strike.The National President said the decision was taken at the ordinary general meeting of the National Executive Council of the association held between May and June 5 in Jos.He said ''16 out of 58 federal tertiary institutions or centres were exempted from the initial centre based strike for commitment of the Chief Medical Director of the hospitals to implement the Federal Government's directives.''.He said if by midnight on sunday,June 19,their demands were not met,all the members of the association,including those exempted,would join the indefinite nationwide strike.Askira said the association found it necessary to take the painful decision following the inability of the government to meet its demands.''Due to the failure of the government to address the demands of NARD,it has declared a total and indefinite strike.NARD has to take this painful decision in order to highlight the plight of our hardworking members who have had to endure a long period of deprivation and disenfranchisement''.He said the association would continue to be open to discussion and ready to partner government to ensure effective health care service delivery to Nigerians.