There is an imminent strike in Ondo State where Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), have threatened to down tools unless the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu implements payment of hazard allowance and improve working conditions in the state.
The Chairman of NMA in the state, Dr Omosehin Adeyemi-Osowe, who issued the threat, said more than 650 of the 900 registered medical doctors had resigned, fled, and practised abroad because of the working conditions in the state.
Speaking at a press conference to mark 2023 Physicians Week, he decried the lack of conducive working conditions, blaming it for the constant exit of medical workers from the state service.
“Doctors in the state will embark on industrial action if the circular on the hazard allowance is not released by tomorrow, Tuesday, October 24, 2023. By Friday, October 27th, we will embark on strike.
“We have been able to tell our members to be patient over the hazard allowance but it is worrisome that we are yet to get the hazard allowance despite the approval by the state government since August.”
Neither Governor Akeredolu who is running the affairs of the state from Ibadan, Oyo state or the state’s health commissioner, Banji Ajaka, have reacted to the threat.
