- She was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew.
- NARD said it would review the Federal Government’s commitment to resolving its demand in the next three weeks.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its seven-day nationwide warning strike and instructed its members to return to work effective immediately.
The strike was initially launched in response to the kidnapping of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a registrar at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna,
who was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband and nephew from the centre’s senior staff quarters.
While her husband was released in March after discussions with the abductors, Popoola and her nephew remain in captivity.
In July, the association issued a two-week ultimatum to government over Popoola’s abduction.
Dele Abdullahi, NARD president, said discussions with the government had gone well.
“It was a seven-day warning strike so we have suspended it yesterday. The engagement with the federal government is currently going well and they have agreed to a line of actions,” he said.
“We will be meeting to review the progress the government has made in the next three weeks.”
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) had expressed solidarity with the resident doctors on their strike.
The union denounced Popoola’s abduction and called on the federal government and state authorities to mobilise security agencies to secure her release.
The union also urged President Bola Tinubu to implement advanced security measures to combat the rising threats of kidnapping, banditry, and organised crimes in Nigeria.
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