Doctors employed by the Federal Government serving in Lagos State have opted to embark on an indefinite strike in solidarity with their counterparts sacked by the Lagos State Government with immediate effect.
The President, Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Adetunji Adenekan, announced the position of the doctors at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos, saying the sacking of the 788 doctors was not acceptable.
The doctors are embarking on the strike under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State chapter.
Adenekan said: “The ARD-LUTH having followed these events closely from the beginning will like to state that these draconian actions of the Lagos State Government are unacceptable by any standard.
“We view the attitude of the government as an insult on doctors, the medical profession and patients.
“By sacking a total of 788 doctors, the state has succeeded in increasing the patients-doctors ratio to 50,000 to one.
“On this note, the ARD-LUTH as an affiliate body of the NMA, has resolved to stand totally with our parent body – NMA – by complying fully with its directive on this strike.”