Resident Doctors Threaten Strike Over Colleague’s Abduction
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has warned of a nationwide strike if their kidnapped colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, is not freed by August 26. President of the NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, made the declaration at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
The association has charged the Nigerian Medical Association, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labour, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, the Chairman of the House Committee on Health, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and the Kaduna State Government to take action.
Dr Abdullahi said the association has lost patience with the government’s inaction over the abduction. Dr Ganiyat, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew. While her husband was released in March, Dr Ganiyat and her nephew have remained in captivity.
