Resident doctors suspend planned nationwide strike

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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its planned nationwide strike following the intervention of the Vice President Kashim Shettima.

NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman, in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, said the decision to suspend the strike was reached after a meeting of the association’s National Executive Council.

He said the Vice President requested more time to address the issues raised by the doctors, and the NEC agreed to grant the request.

“The NEC has met and we have decided to give the Federal Government more time. The Vice President of the country has intervened and asked for more time and the NEC has graciously given him more time. In essence, the strike is not starting tomorrow,” Suleiman said.