The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has slated a
meeting for today in Abuja to consider offers made by the Federal
Government.A member of the National Executive Council of NARD, Dr.
Arikawe Adeolu, who spoke on the meeting yesterday in Abuja, said that
the meeting would critically examine the level of implementation of the
agreement signed last week, which would form the basis for the
suspension or continuation of the industrial action.
Though he claimed that most NARD members are yet to receive their
salary arrears as at yesterday (Monday), he expressed optimism that it
would be paid within the next few days going by the assurances of the
Federal Government.
In a similar vein, the conciliation meeting that was scheduled
between the three non-academic unions in the universities that include
the Non-Academic Staff Union and Associated Institutions (NASU), Senior
Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and National
Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has been shifted to
Thursday.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, insisted that all
the parties to the industrial dispute must be present to achieve a
holistic negotiation.
But the Chairman of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the three
unions, Samson Ugwoke, said the invitation to the meeting came to the
unions too late and that most of their members had travelled out of
Abuja and would not be back until mid-week.
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