Resident Doctors Ebonyi Chapter Down Tools

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Ebonyi State Chapter on Monday joined the nationwide strike declared by the National Executive of the union.

Chidubem Phillip Osuagwu, the Chairman of the union in Ebonyi, confirmed this on Monday.

According to him, doctors are protesting the non-implementation of the COVID-19 welfare packages to their members.

He said since the coronavirus outbreak started in the country in February, its members in Ebonyi have only received the hazard allowance for only two months.

“Federal government did not respect the agreement we had we them. They were to pay for six months but they paid only April and May.

“The agreement was that they will pay 60 percent of basic salary to doctors working in any hospital treating COVID-19 while other health workers will get 40 percent. Also there is an additional 20 percent to those treating Covid-19 patients,” he said.

Mr. Osuagwu added that the resident doctors are also protesting the non-stop worship of Residency Training.

“The claimed that it was captured in the 2020 budget but up till now there has been no implementation. The last report we got is that there was no provision for it,” he said.