Following the immediate intervention of the Ogun State Government, the Association of Resident Doctors of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, has suspended its 10-day warning strike.
Recall that the ARD executives had directed members to proceed on the warning strike on Tuesday over the non-implementation of packages bordering on welfare, insecure working environment, among others.
The association’s President, Dr John Omotoso, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the decision to suspend the warning strike became imperative following a meeting held with the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Head of Service, Mr Saka Olanrewaju, and the leadership of the Nigeria Medical Association, Ogun State Branch.
He stated that part of the agreement reached was the commitment of the government to pay its members’ professional allowance on or before July 31, 2026.
Omotoso therefore directed members of the association to resume duty by 8.00 a.m. on Thursday.
“Following a thorough appraisal of the association’s demands and the progress made thus far, Congress resolved to suspend the ongoing industrial action, with the expectation that payment of the Professional Allowance will be effected and reflected in members’ accounts on or before 31st July, 2026.
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“This follows meetings and dialogue with the Ogun State Government (The Secretary to the State Government SSG, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi) and the Head of Service Mr. Olanrewaju Iskeel Saka in the presence of NMA Ogun leadership.
“We hereby directed that our members should resume work by 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, 25th June, 2026.”
Dr Omotoso informed members that an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) of the association would be convened on August 1, 2026, to appraise the situation and determine the next line of action.
He appreciated the immediate intervention of the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in addressing some of their demands.
The association warned against any form of victimisation, intimidation, or harassment arising from the industrial action, urging members not to hesitate to promptly report such action to the leadership of the association for appropriate intervention.
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