NMA Apologizes To Nigerians Over Their Industrial Strike Action

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has issued an apology to Nigerians.
This comes after they embarked on an industrial strike action through Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).

It could be recalled that resident doctors began an indefinite strike on April 1 and this comes after they claimed the federal government is yet to pay some salary arrears and allowances they owe them.

In a recent submission, NMA chairman of the federal capital territory (FCT) chapter, Enema Amodu said;

“We are not insensitive; we hope that government and those in charge of the discussion with NARD will take it seriously, with a view to settling the issues at stake.

To our patients, we are very sorry that you have to suffer this epileptic irregular healthcare service delivery; we have taken an oath to take care of you.

But if a doctor is not in a sound state of mind and is not happy with what he or she is getting from the job, the doctor may not be in right frame of mind to discharge his or her duty right.

And this will invariably affect you; by the time we get placed properly, renumeration and other welfare matters and facilities that we need to serve you, we will be able to serve you better with productive results.”