The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has suspended its ongoing 10-day warning strike following assurances from the the state government on the payment of its members’ professional allowance on or before July 31st, 2025.
The association said that the government gave this commitment at a meeting held with the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Head of Service, Mr Olanrewaju Saka and which also had in attendance the state leadership of Nigeria Medical Association.
The President of the association, Dr John Omotoso disclosed this in a statement issued at the end of the association’s emergency meeting held on Wednesday at the ARD’s lounge and made available to journalists on Thursday.
Omotoso said that the association after due appraisal of issues at hand decided to suspend the warning strike and urged its members to resume for work by 8am on Thursday.
He stated, “Following a thorough appraisal of the association’s demands and the progress made thus far, Congress resolved to suspend the ongoing industrial action, with the expectation that payment of the Professional Allowance will be effected and reflected in members’ accounts on or before 31st July, 2026
“This follows meetings and dialogue with the Ogun state government (The Secretary to the state Government SSG, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi) and the Head of Service Mr. Olanrewaju Iskeel Saka in the presence of NMA Ogun leadership.
“We hereby directed that our members should resume work by 8:00 am on Thursday, 25th June, 2026.”
Omotoso said that the association will convene an Emergency General Meeting (EGM) on 1st August, 2026, to appraise the situation and determine the next line of action
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