The Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, says public hospitals in the nation\u2019s capital have been overtaken by snakes and other reptiles.<\/p>\n
The president of ARD FCT, George Ebong, claimed while addressing journalists on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to him, doctors in Abuja are dying from snake bites.<\/p>\n
ARD FCT declared a seven-day warning strike over poor working conditions, remuneration and other demands.<\/p>\n
Ebong said that the shutdown would remain until the FCTA met its demands.<\/p>\n
He revealed that doctors are mentally sick over poor working conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is all and one shutdown for seven days. All of our demands must be met before we will resume work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been believing them for the past years with nothing done.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hospitals were affected by snakes; some doctors died from snake bites.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are becoming harmful to our patients. We can\u2019t keep treating patients when we are mentally sick,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He described the current state of Abuja hospital as deplorable and embarrassing, saying doctors work without the most basic equipment or consumables.<\/p>\n
A communiqu\u00e9 issued by the association after a meeting on September 5, 2025, highlighted twelve resolutions.<\/p>\n
The communique read: \u201cArising from this meeting, after rigorous deliberation, and taking into consideration the fact that management is unwilling to acknowledge the emergency in the FCT health sector, Congress unanimously resolved as follows:<\/p>\n
\u201cCongress unanimously agreed to embark on a one-week warning strike starting from 8:00 am, Monday, 8th September 2025, to 8:00 am, Monday, 15th September 2025. At the end of this warning strike, Congress shall reconvene to reassess the commitments and progress made by FCTA.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate payment of salary arrears owed to all members employed in 2023 without further delay.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate and urgent recruitment of new doctors must commence without delay, with a firm, documented assurance that the process will be fully concluded before the end of this year. The bulk of these appointments should prioritise medical officers, who form the backbone and foot soldiers of the health workforce. This is not a routine request, but an emergency current manpower crisis has already exceeded manageable limits and now poses grave, potentially catastrophic risks to both patients and doctors.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate payment of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) to all members. Most members have already completed or are concluding exams this year, and any further delay will not be entertained.<\/p>\n
\u201cErroneous Deductions and Irregular Salary Payments. The Congress demands that management, as a matter of utmost urgency, address the continuous erroneous deductions from members\u2019 salaries and immediately rectify the irregular and erratic pattern of salary payments.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate release of documented timelines for the completion of skipping and conversion for all members. This process must be concluded within one (1) month.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) mandating: Skipping of members within three (3) months of employment. The conversion of post-Part II Fellows to the Consultant cadre not later than six (6) months after. These standards are already in place in other centres and must be enforced in the FCTA.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate release of timelines for promotion exercises, with full payment of arrears. This process must also be concluded within one (1) month.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate payment of the wage award arrears to our members. Most federal and state colleagues have been paid, and FCTA doctors cannot continue to be sidelined.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate payment of arrears from the 25\/35 per cent upward review of CONMESSs, as already implemented and paid in most states and at the federal level.<\/p>\n
\u201cUrgent renovation, equipping, and upgrading of FCTA hospitals to world-class standards. The current state of our facilities is deplorable and embarrassing, with doctors left to work without the most basic equipment or consumables.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediate payment of outstanding hazard allowance arrears. The deliberate withholding of this entitlement is unacceptable and appears to be a calculated attempt to undermine and devalue our members.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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