The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has called off its warning strike following the intervention of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.

The strike, which began on Wednesday, was sparked by unpaid arrears and other demands.

According to Dr. George Ebong, President of the Association, the FCT Administration (FCTA) has met their demands, including the payment of six months’ salary arrears.

“On behalf of the executive members and the entire supreme congress of the Association of the Resident Doctors, FCTA, I, Dr. George Ebong, deeply appreciate the Honourable Minister, Nyesom Wike, for his prompt and timely intervention in meeting our demands,” Ebong said in a statement on Friday.

The FCTA has also approved the immediate payment of accoutrement allowances, medical residency bonding, and the employment of doctors and allied health workers.

Additionally, locum doctors and other health workers will receive their outstanding payments.

As a result, doctors in the FCT have been requested to resume work on Saturday, January 25, 2025.

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“The Honourable Minister intervened, approved, and ordered the immediate payment of the following:

“The six months of arrears of the salaries owed to doctors and other health workers; the Medical Residency Training Funds (2024) that were owed; Approval of the immediate payment of the accoutrement allowance that was owed; Approval of the medical residency bonding to 2 years; Approval of the immediate employment of doctors and allied health workers to cushion the severe shortage of manpower; Approval and immediate payment of locum doctors and other health workers that were owed.

“With this timely intervention by the Honourable Minister, every resident doctor is expected to resume his/her duty post tomorrow by 8:00 hours.”

Ebong who expressed gratitude to Wike, acknowledging that his intervention had averted an indefinite shutdown of hospitals in Abuja, urged the minister to address the association’s outstanding demands to prevent future strike actions.

“While we sincerely appreciate the goodwill of the Honourable Minister, we are also hopeful that our other demands will be attended to in due time, such as the payment of the hazard allowance, the upgrading and the rehabilitation of our healthcare facilities, the conversion of post part 2 to consultant cadre, among others.

“We also humbly plead with the Honourable Minister to put a mechanism in place to avoid a repeat of this anomaly,” he said.

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