For three days now, doctors working in State owned health institutions in Ogun State under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Ogun state chapter embarked on an indefinite strike
Citing the inability of the State government to implement the upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) that their counterparts working in Federal institutions already enjoy the State Chairman of NMA, Dr. Kunle Ashmi, provides more details on why they chose to strike.
Ashmi asserted that unless the State government signs a memorandum with them on when the reviewed CONMESS will be paid they would not call off the strike.
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Radio Now’s Oluwatosin Ejalonibu who made efforts to get a comment from the State government on the issue, reports that calls and messages sent to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr.Tomi Coker who is the only one authorised to speak on the issue has not been responded to.
