Kogi doctors join NARD strike

<p>The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH) Lokoja, has expressed its readiness to join the ongoing nationwide strike by NARD due to failure of Kogi State Government to meet any of their demands.</p>, <p>The Association disclosed this in a Communique issued at the end of its Emergency Executive Council meeting in Lokoja.</p>, <p>The communique which was signed by ARD KSSH’s President and Secretary General, Dr Ameh Friday, and Dr Peter Samuel, respectively, said the association would join the nationwide strike joint NARD strike with effect from Friday, July 28, 2023, pending the intervention of the State Government in addressing their lingering demands.</p>, <p>“First and foremost, we wish to acknowledge the efforts of His Excellency Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello in repositioning the Health Sector within the State i.e. The Kogi State Specialist Hospital KSSH interilia.</p>, <p>“The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Isah Yahaya Adagiri for His Achievements too numerous to mention cutting across all aspects of the Hospital since assumption of office till date.</p>, <p>“We also wish to observe without any contradiction that the Kogi State Specialist Hospital KSSH is the only Tertiary hospital which remained on duty despite the National Directive for all healthcare facilities to proceed on industrial action as occasioned by both the Doctors’ Strike Action (previously and currently on-going) and subsequently by JOHESU in the very recent past.</p>, <p>“We wish to put it on record that Members of ARD – KSSH have at countless times in the lifespan of this current administration in the State and in the supreme interest of the healthcare needs of Kogians suspended joining industrial action that will affect the quality-of-service delivery in the Hospital.</p>, <p>“This action has positively rubbed off on all those passing through the state for one reason or the other and who will need healthcare services.</p>, <p>“We also wish to state unequivocally that in the face of the massive Exod