UCH doctors receive three months’ salary arrears

The Federal Government has paid the three months
outstanding salaries of doctors at the University
College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
Prof. Juwon Arotiba, the Chairman, Medical and
Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN),
made this known on Friday in Ibadan.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the
doctors’ proposed strike had been suspended
following the payment of the salary arrears.
Arotiba said that the payment covered October to
December and the outstanding allowances including
the resident doctors.
“Our salaries and allowances have been paid, so
our local strike is no more necessary.
“But, we are still awaiting
directives from the
Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA) on the
national strike scheduled
to commence on Jan. 6,”
he said.
The chairman, however,
urged members of the
public to appeal to the
Federal Government to
respond to NMA’s
demands.
“The demands are in the
interest of the nation’s
health system in general
and the masses in
particular, who do not
have money to go abroad
for treatment,” he said.
The UCH chapter of the
association had on Dec.
27 threatened to go on
strike to protest the non-
payment of their three
months salary arrears
and allowances. (NAN)