Dr Femi Bankole, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Dele Arigbabu Neurosurgical Foundation of LUTH’s Neurosurgery Department, made the assertion on Wednesday in Lagos.
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Agabi, who works at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos.
The union, whose membership includes other hospital workers apart from doctors, are demanding payment of their promotion and salary arrears as well as teaching and uniform allowances, among others.
She said: “After a long period of silence, the management invited the executives of the association for discussion via an impromptu text message.
“We honoured the meeting because of the love we have for our patients and the institution where we work, but the CMD refused to be present at the meeting
It would be recalled be that the Minster of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, had on Tuesday directed the CMDs and Medical Directors of Federal Government tertiary health institutions to fill the vacancies created by resident doctors
Other demands are outstanding 2015 promotion results of 71 nurses, non-payment of nurses employed in 2015, lack of consumables, inadequate manpower and irregular water and power supply
NAN Correspondents, who visited the hospital, report that only the resident doctors were not working, while other categories of health workers were seen rendering skeletal services
However, according to a social media report, two foreigners who were allegedly infected with Ebola were brought to LUTH on Sunday, but subsequently died
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the doctors, who were dressed in their medical kits, went round the hospital complex chanting various anti-management songs
Alagbe said: “As of today, none of our members have received the December and January salaries
The groups, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre and Women Arise for Change Initiative, made the plea during a walk to campaign against maternal death in Nigeria
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of the Area M Commander, Idimu, Lagos State, Mr. Bashiru M. Shinkafi.
The Vice President of the Association, Dr. Afolabi Akinkunmi, said the protest was in response to the Federal Government’s decision to sack 16,000 resident doctors nationwide
“The management has accepted and has reviewed downward some of the prices of services, especially some of the minor surgical procedures, to less than 50 per cent of the present rate
Dr. Omojowolo Olubunmi, the President of the LUTH branch of the association, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
The President of the association, Dr. Omojowolo Olubunmi, said in a statement that the resolution to resume strike was reached at an emergency general meeting of the association held on May 28
Dr. Bunmi Omojowolo, the President of the association, made this known after a meeting with the hospital management in Lagos
The workers, under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions, embarked on the strike to protest the lack of promotion and the non-payment of their allowances
Kehinde Adegoke, the LUTH Chapter Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research and Allied Institutes, announced this in Lagos
The National Association of Resident Doctors had on October 1 directed its members nationwide to embark on an indefinite strike.
The NARD President, Dr. Jibril Abdullahi, said that the strike was to protest poor funding of residency training