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NLC intervenes to end strike by doctors in Nasarawa

NLCThe Nasarawa State Chapter of  the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has intervened in  the ongoing three days’ warning strike by the state chapter of  the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) with a view to ending  it.

The chairman of the NLC chapter in the state, Mr Abdullahi Adeka, , disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia.

Adeka said that since the warning strike started on Monday,  April 1, they had been engaged in several meetings with the state government and NMA leadership  in order to resolve the issues.

“We have met with the Deputy Governor; the Chairman of the State Board of Internal Revenue, the Head of    Service  and  others.

“By the grace of God,  the efforts of  these stakeholders will  yield positive results that will make  everybody  to smile at the end of the day,” Adeka said.

The  chairman noted that the union was already working toward addressing some of the demands which also affected other civil servants in the state.

“Already, we have reached an advanced stage  toward implementing the promotion of  all the  civil servants in the state, including the medical doctors,” Adeka said.

He,  therefore,  expressed the optimism that the ongoing negotiations would end the strike and guarantee a sustained industrial harmony in the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports  that doctors in the state on Monday  embarked on a warning strike over alleged  government’s  nonchalance to their welfare.

NAN also reports that the demands of the union include: career stagnation, high tax deductions and 22 months of unpaid arrears of corrected salary structure amounting to over N400 million.

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