Medical doctors under the aegis of the National
Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP),
Ondo State branch, on Wednesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state Governor,
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to address their grievances or face state wide strike.
The doctors, who are affiliate of the Nigerian
Medical Association (NMA), issued the ultimatum after an emergency State
Executive Council (SEC) meeting held in Akure, the state capital.
Chairman of NAGGMDP, Dr. Aina Oluwafemi, who read
the communique issued after the meeting, said the state government failed to
implement the payment of 50 percent of basic salary as special COVID-19 hazard
allowance for all health workers in the state.
Oluwafemi said rather than getting the allowance,
what they got was 2.5 percent deduction from their consolidated basic salary
without explanation.
He said doctors were disappointed and perplexed
that the state government could subject them to ridicule and public
embarrassment.
Oluwafemi further accused the government of refusal
to implement consequential adjustment of increment in minimum wage to doctors
and other health workers in the state.
The doctor said failure to meet their demands
within 14 days would push them to revert to congress, and any decision reached
would be binding on the executive.
But the state Commissioner for Information and
Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said all issues raised by the doctors were being
looked into.
According to him, "The sector, no doubt, is a
very critical one, and the governor has ways expressed his appreciation of
their services. If there are issues that require attention, government will not
shy away from such. The responsibilities are mutual and inclusive."
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