THE Federal Government says it is not aware of any plan by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to embark on strike today.
This was just as NARD maintained that there is no going back on the planned strike.
Spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Labour, Charles Akpan, told Punch it is not aware of the intended strike.
Akpan said, “As you are aware, this is the weekend and offices are closed. I cannot confirm if there is any document in the office concerning NARD and strike. You will have to call or contact me on Monday.”
Earlier, the NARD President, Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, revealed that the Federal Government had not reached out to the association.
Okhuaihesuyi said, “They have not reached out to us at all; so, the strike continues. We are not calling it off until our requests are attended to. It is quite sad but we apologise to Nigerians for the inconveniences”.
Dr. Uyilawa, on Saturday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, disclosed the body’s intended strike at the end of the National Executive Council meeting.
He cited the inability of the Federal Government to implement the agreements it entered with the union 113 days after it suspended the previous strike.
