Dr Anthony Anuforo, the President, Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to grant health workers’ demands.
Anuforo made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ile-Ife on Tuesday.
He said though resident doctors and consultants were not on strike, all the sections of the hospital had been locked for the past 13 days.
According to him, electricity and water problem have emanated since June 1, due to health workers’ strike.
“We’ve been trying our best to render our services to patients within the circumstances, but it’s not been easy without other sections.
“After Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, they promised to call off the strike but locally, there’s no sign of resumption for now,” he said.
The NARD president, however, said that the doctors have suspended surgeries and limited their clinics, adding that it was difficult to function without others.
He lamented that new appointees had not received salaries for the past six months because IPPIS had not come to screened them.
“It’s been tough, we have to discharge some patients while we retained some, the union has come to lock up the wards, including Chief Medical Director’s office,” he said.
Anuforo appealed to the Federal Government to provide affordable healthcare delivery to the people as the benefits of democracy.(NAN)
