By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accepted the calls for of resident medical doctors within the territory, who had been on strike since September 15 over unpaid entitlements.
Wike introduced the approval on Friday throughout the flag-off of the development of the Northern Parkway, linking Ring Street II to Ring Street III alongside Shehu Yar’Adua Manner in Life Camp, Abuja.
He recommended the medical doctors for suspending their industrial motion within the curiosity of sufferers and the broader FCT group.
“I need to commend the resident medical doctors for calling off the strike. The administration is pleased with their understanding. I’ve signed all of the medical doctors’ requests on my desk right now,” the minister mentioned.
Wike additional directed the FCT Performing Head of Service and his Senior Particular Assistant on Administration, Samuel Atang, to right away implement the approvals.
On the Northern Parkway venture, the minister mentioned the initiative would create jobs, ease visitors congestion throughout the metropolis and increase financial actions.
Resident medical doctors had launched into strike final Monday after months of unresolved negotiations with the FCTA.
Their calls for included the cost of wage arrears starting from one to 6 months for members employed since 2023, recruitment of latest workers, settlement of the 2025 Medical Residency Coaching Fund, and cost of arrears arising from the 25/35 per cent upward overview of the Consolidated Medical Wage Construction (CONMESS).
Additionally they demanded timelines for finishing pending skipping and conversion processes, correction of irregular wage funds, stoppage of inaccurate deductions, cost of excellent wage awards, 13 months’ hazard allowance arrears and clearance of arrears owed to 2025 exterior residents.
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