Doctors Issue 21-day Ultimatum To Yobe Govt Over Pay Cut


Posted on: Thu 31-05-2018

Association of Resident Doctors in Yobe State, on Wednesday issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government, to address some issues they raised or they embark on industrial action.
 
Dr Ali Mohammed, chairman of the association, who stated this in a press conference in Damaturu, the state capital, said the doctors at a congress meeting noted with dismay the reduction in their salaries for the month of May, at a time when government approved 100 per cent CONHESS salary structure for medical workers.
 
They demanded full implementation of allowances and automatic promotion of all the doctors.
 
Besides, the doctors also demanded for upward review of residency package and deployment of more doctors to medical facilities in the state.