APC Governors Appeal to Resident Doctors to Engage State Governments

The Forum of Governors of Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress, APC has appealed to Resident Doctors who have issues with state governments to negotiate with individual state governments.

This was one of the resolutions of the Progressives Governors Forum, PGF meeting held in Abuja.

In a press statement by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the PGF while reacting to the strike action by the National Association of Resident Doctors in Nigeria also advised Resident Doctors in Federal establishments to engage with relevant structures.

The PGF also endorsed the Nigerian Governors Forum intervention in the matter.

“The meeting also reviewed the ongoing strike action by National Association of Resident Doctors and resolved as follows:

“Noting that Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) is already engaged in consultations with the leadership of the Resident Doctors and the Federal Government, Forum endorsed the initiative of the NGF and support the call by the Federal Government through the Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige for the immediate suspension of the strike to allow negotiations to continue.

“Noting that most of the grievances of the Resident Doctors are with State Governments, The Forum appealed to the Resident Doctors to negotiate with individual State Governments and issues affecting Resident Doctors in Federal establishments should be negotiated with the relevant structures of the Federal Government” the statement read.