Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, on Thursday, morning began a nationwide strike, largely grinding critical medical in the nation’s public hospitals.
The action undercut Federal Government’s final moves to avert it.
The resident doctors, however, assured Nigerians that their action was not meant to hurt them.
They made this known in a message posted on the association’s Twitter handle, @nard_nigeria, on Thursday morning.
Read the post: “Nigerians must understand that we love them and the strike is not intended to hurt them but to challenge the Nigerian government @MBuhari @Fmohnigeria @LabourMinNG whose responsibilities amongst others is to care for her citizens and labour force to do the needful.”
The union’s President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, also confirmed to Channels TV that the strike had commenced by 8am Thursday.
The strike commenced about two days after President Muhammadu Buhari departed for London for hus routine medical check-up.
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