•Doctors strike
The federal government has appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end their seven-day warning strike.
Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health, made the call today in Kaduna while visiting the National Eye Centre.
According to Alausa, discussions are currently underway to protect the safety of their abducted colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola.
“We are on top of the matter and have been on talking terms with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, regarding the issue.
“I have spoken with the Commissioner of Police and everyone is working hard to see that she is released,” he said.
The minister stated that he spoke with NARD’s leadership on Monday to encourage them to put off the strike since it would exacerbate the situation.
Alausa stated that the kidnappers were constantly altering their demands, but security services were working diligently to ensure her safe release.
Recall that the association’s members launched a seven-day warning strike to demand the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a Kaduna-based doctor.
Popoola, a centre employee, was abducted in December 2023 and has already spent about nine months in the kidnappers’ den.
