Doctors in public and private health facilities in Ekiti State have threatened to embark on industrial action effective from April 7, if the state government fails to reverse the ‘outrageous tax’ imposed on its members, as well meet their other demands.
The doctors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, also demanded immediate restoration of Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, to their members at the local government level.
NMA State Chairman, Dr. Obitade Obimakinde, said the grouse of the doctors, which the state government should address to avert the strike, included implementation of specialist allowance to consultants working at the Hospital Management Board, computation of retirement benefits for doctors using CONMESS template and immediate release of running grants to general and specialist hospitals.
