Doctors agree to suspend strike but FG’s sack order still in force

The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has agreed to suspend its strike after a meeting with other health sector stakeholders on Tuesday.

The association’s leadership also appealed to members to relax until the next meeting scheduled for July 14.

The decision emanated from the meeting between resident doctors and other stakeholders, organised by Yakubu Dogàra, speaker of the house of representatives.

The meeting will reconvene in three weeks to review progress made in the implementation of agreements reached in the meeting slated for July.

However, the federal government is yet to react to the suspension of the strike action, meaning that an earlier order to replace all those who have down tools is still in force.