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Resume work immediately – Court orders Resident Doctors

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The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on Monday ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to resume work immediately pending the determination of a suit brought before the court by the Federal Government.

The order was made following an exparte motion filed last Friday by the Federal Ministry of Health, seeking an order of interlocutory injunction, restraining members of NARD from further continuing the industrial action they embarked upon on August 2, 2021, contrary to Section 41 of the Trade Dispute Act, pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The motion with Suit no: NICN/ABJ/197/2021 has the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Government as 1st and 2nd Claimants/Applicants and NARD as the only Defendant/Respondent.

Upon hearing the motion ex-parte and affidavit in support sworn by Ahmed Nasiru, the Director of Legal Services, Federal Ministry of Health, the Presiding Judge, Justice J. I Targema granted an order of interlocutory injunction, compelling all members of the Defendants/Respondents in all the States of the Federation to suspend the said industrial action commenced on August 2, 2021, and resume work immediately pending the determination of the substantive suit.

The Court held that the continued downing of tools by the striking doctors have inflicted a lot of damage on the health system and the sick, especially in this perilous times of COVID-19 pandemic.

Targema further ordered that the Claimant/Applicant and the Defendant/Respondent suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The judge adjourned the matter to September 15, 2021, for the hearing of the motion on notice and any other pending application.

In a statement, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, described the ruling as a welcome development.

The Minister, in the statement signed by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, reassured the affected doctors that the ruling will not prevent the Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget Office of the Federation (BOF), Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHOCSF) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages and Commission (NSIWC) from implementing the agreements contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached at the last meeting with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and affiliate associations with timelines affixed to them.

NMA had led three doctors associations to a marathon meeting which commenced on Friday and ended on Saturday with the signing of a new MoU.

However, the leadership of NARD declined to sign the MoU, referencing an undisclosed clause as a reason.

(THE NATION)

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