Breaking: Patients face tough times as Residents Doctors begin strike Monday

Patients hoping access health facilities owned and managed by the government-owned hospitals across Nigeria will be disappointed as from Monday August 2 following strike notice already issued by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).

The strike notice was contained in a directive by the leadership of NARD after it concluded a meeting which held in Umuahia, Abia state.

Specifically, NARD asked members to begin full strike from Monday, August 2.

Disclosing this at the end of the meeting, NARD National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, disclosed that members have been asked to proceed on a nationwide indefinite industrial action.