Resident doctors under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) have downed tools indefinitely after the expiration of their seven-day warning strike.
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The industrial action was confirmed in a communiqué issued on Monday by ARD-FCTA President, Dr George Ebong, and General Secretary, Dr Agbor Affiong. The doctors said they had no choice but to escalate their protest after government failed to address their demands.
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Their grievances include unpaid salary arrears ranging from one to six months for doctors employed since 2023, non-payment of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, delayed promotions, and persistent deductions from salaries.
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The doctors also lamented that no new medical officers have been recruited despite a growing manpower shortage, a situation they say has led to stress-related deaths among health workers and placed patients at severe risk.
They further raised concerns over the non-payment of arrears from the 25–35 per cent upward review of CONMESS already being enjoyed by federal health workers, insisting that FCT doctors deserve the same treatment.
The association demanded immediate payment of all arrears, urgent recruitment of doctors before the year ends, full release of the residency training fund, clear timelines for promotions and conversions, and immediate renovation of hospitals under the FCTA.
They also called on government to declare a state of emergency in FCT hospitals, stressing that the nation’s capital should be a model for healthcare but has instead become a failing system that endangers both patients and medical workers.
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