The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has expressed its endorsement of the ongoing strike action by the resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), pressing on the Lagos State Government to resolve the issue. ‎‎
This was revealed in a press release signed by the NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Usman Suleiman on the 12th of September. According to the statement, the Association is in full support of the strike and called for the swift resolution of the situation. ‎‎
The Association highlighted the ongoing issues regarding allowances, payment in arrears and transparency in payment, calling on the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Lagos State Ministry of Health to address the concerns. ‎‎
“NARD urges His Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Lagos State Ministry of Health to urgently address the outstanding welfare concerns, including specialist allowance, salary and advancement arrears, revised professional allowance arrears, and payment transparency,” it stated.
‎‎Furthermore, the Association also made appeals for immediacy in addressing the situation in order to restore normalcy and ensure smooth-tunning of healthcare operations in the state. ‎‎
The Association also reiterated it’s commitment to providing support to LASUTH-ARD until a there is a satisfactory agreement.‎‎
“NARD stands with LASUTH-ARD until a satisfactory resolution is achieved.”