By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
Resident doctors at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday threw its weight behind the indefinite strike declared by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday, January 12th 2026.
The decision was taken by the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD , Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, following an Emergency General Meeting held virtually, where members resolved to aligned with the national body over unresolved issues with the Federal Government.
Addressing journalists in Abeokuta, the Chairman of the association, Dr. Chidi Ikwumezie, represented by the Vice Chairman, Dr. Grace Adeniyi, said the decision followed the Federal Government’s failure to fully implement the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU signed with resident doctors in November 2025.
Dr. Ikwumezie noted that the MoU had led to the suspension of a 29-day industrial action at the time, but lamented that more than one month after the commitments were made, no tangible progress had been recorded.
According to him, some of the demands include the immediate reinstatement of five resident doctors of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, payment of outstanding promotion and salary arrears and full implementation of the corrected professional allowance table, with arrears provided for in the 2026 Federal Budget.
The resident doctors appealed to relevant stakeholders, civil society organisations and the general public to prevail on the federal government to act urgently in the interest of the nation’s health sector and the welfare of medical professionals.
Edited by Titilayo Kupoliyi
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