The doctors, operating under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors-NAUTH, made the call on the Governing Council on Wednesday.
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Its National President, Dr. Innocent Orji, disclosed this on Friday via a WhatsApp message to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors says it will embark on a daily peaceful protest from Wednesday as part of measures to ensure its demands are met.
He said over 2,000 Resident Doctors had left the shores of the country, with about 800 of them in the last eight months.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja over the weekend
The President of the association, Dr. Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this on Saturday, while briefing newsmen.
President of the association in UCH, Dr Temitope Hussein, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that the decision was reached after some of their demands had been met.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the strike entered 19th day on Wednesday.
Amodu made the plea at a news conference in Abuja in response to the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made the appeal at a conciliatory meeting with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday in Abuja.
Delivering a ruling in an order of interim injunction, the vacation judge, Justice Ibrahim Galadima, also ordered that NARD resume duties forthwith pending determination of the pending motion on notice.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known at a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja.
This is not the first that that the Speaker would intervene in such a matter as he had last year held several meetings with the Resident Doctors and other health workers union, and convinced them not to embark on a planned strike at the time.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Thursday in Abuja issued a 24-hour ultimatum to striking Resident Doctors to resume work or face mass sack.
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Chapter on Tuesday commenced a seven-day warning strike over allegations of intimidation and lack of basic amenities for workers.
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja has suspended the ongoing strike at the hospital.
The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba,Lagos, on Friday embarked on indefinite strike over nonpayment of outstanding salaries and allowances.
Michael Olanrewaju, Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Chapter, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to address the exodus of their colleagues from the country.
Ibadin disclosed this during interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Benin
Dr. Abdusalam Moruf, the President of the Association of Resident Doctors of LASUTH, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos