Resident doctors at the university of medical Sciences Teaching hospital in Ondo have fully complied with the strike ordered by the National Association of Resident Doctors yesterday.

When Radio Nigeria Visited the tertiary health facility in Ondo and its annexe in Akure, only consultants and medical officers were seeing attending to patients.

They were also being assisted by Nurses and other health workers as no patient was turned back

When contacted, the chairman, media committee of the resident doctors, Unimed chapter, Dr Taiwo Olagbe said their members had no choice than to stay away from work as directed by the national body to press home their demands from both state and federal government.

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Dr Olagbe said up till now, the Ondo state government was owing resident doctors salary arrears despite all efforts by major stakeholders.

He appealed to Nigerians to reason with them as their action was also aimed at repositioning the health sector.

Similarly, activities at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta and the State General Hospital Ijaye, the Ogun State capital low key as resident doctors have joined the nationwide industrial action to press home their demands for better condition of service.

Radio Nigeria reporter who visited the centers, reports resident doctors were not at their duties posts while consultants were seen attending to patients at different departments in the hospitals.

Efforts to get the reactions of the resident doctors was not successful as their state officials were said to be attending a regional meeting outside the state capital

The management of the hospitals had however assured members of the general public of adequate services while the industrial action lasts. 

A Consultant Physician at the Federal Medical centre Idi- Aba, Dr. Sola Adebisi, while speaking with newsmen on the situation at the hospital, said the consultants would continue to attend to the patients pending the resolutions of the impasse.

He noted that structure had been put in place to ensure that patients access quality health care while the strike lasted.

Also, in Osun State, visitors to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile Ife who required medical attention retuned back home in disappointment as there were no Doctors on hand to attend to them

No thanks to the ongoing national strike embarked upon by the Association of Residents Doctors in Nigeria.

However, it was not the case at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital in Osogbo, where doctors were on hand to attend to their out- patients.

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