Fayose under attack as Ekiti doctors make vital decision

Ekiti resident doctors embarked on a strike calling for the payment of their salaries

The doctors are being owed four month arrears

Patients have started getting referrals to federal and private hospitals

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti is facing criticism as resident doctors in the state have embarked on a strike to press for the payment of their four-month salary arrears.

Dr. John Akinbote who is the chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in Ekiti said the strike was justified as it was a shame that those working for the sustenance of good health were being abandoned.

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According to The Punch, he said: “People should come out and speak for the doctors. Our strike action is to press home our demand for the payment of four months salaries being owed our members.

“We are all aware of the fuel scarcity and our children are in schools, we have to pay their school fees and also attend to other bills. People will live better if appropriate things are done.

“Morbidity and mortality have increased as a result of poor health condition of our people. The unpaid salaries are exacerbating the medical conditions of Nigerians and the government must do the needful.

“If we refuse to go on strike, the government will just sleep over this matter. The fight is not about doctors alone, but for all workers. How do people get money to go to work when salaries are not paid? We are talking to ARD on how the salaries can be paid, so that they can return to work.”

He appealed to the state government to do something about it before the strike is prolonged.

It was gathered that relatives of patients at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti were already requesting for referrals to private and federal universities due to the strike.

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An official of the hospital’s management team who spoke on the condition of anonymity expressed hope that the strike will be over soon.

“We are optimistic that the meeting of Monday, April 18 will yield good result. Hopefully, by Monday or Tuesday, they should suspend the strike and return to work.”

Meanwhile, Nigerians took to the media to insult Governor Fayose after his media aide circulated pictures of him in China purportedly addressing investors. On closer inspection, it was apparent he was at a train terminal and not at a lecture hall as he wanted people to believe.

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