The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Wednesday evening, entered into a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the second within the first 24 hours of an indefinite strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors.
Earlier in the week, the Speaker had engaged in discussions with the national leadership of NARD. During the meeting, he had passionately implored the doctors to suspend their planned strike.
The demands of the resident doctors include the immediate payment of the 2023 MRTF, the immediate release of the circular on one-for-one replacement, and the payment of skipping arrears.