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The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), said they are considering a decisive response against the non-implementation of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike’s approval of their demands.
The president of ARD-FCTA, George Ebong, confirmed this to DAILY POST on Monday.
Recall that ARD-FCTA had suspended its indefinite strike action on September 19, 2025, after the Nigerian Senate Committee on Federal Territory Area Councils & Ancillary Matters promised to intervene in the matter.
Wike, during the flag-off of the construction of the Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring III on Shehu Yar’Adua Way in September, said he had approved all the demands of ARD-FCTA doctors.
“I have signed all the doctors’ requests on my table today,” Wike stated.
However, four weeks later, ARD-FCTA confirmed to DAILY POST that the FCT Administration is yet to implement their demands despite the intervention of the minister and the Senate Committee.
The doctors said they plan to have a meeting to decide a possible response to the non-implementation of their demands.
ARD stressed that 28 doctors have still not been paid their arrears, the Medical Residency Training Funds have not been paid, and other demands are yet to be implemented.
“Our demands are yet to be met,” Ebong confirmed to DAILY POST on Monday. This ignites the possibility of another looming strike action in the nation’s capital in the coming days if the doctors’ demands are not implemented.
DAILY POST reports that the majority of Abuja residents rely on public hospitals, which may be shut over the non-implementation of doctors’ demands.
See full details of ARD-FCTA demands:
A. Immediate Demands (to be implemented without delay)
Settlement of Salary Arrears: Payment of all outstanding salary arrears owed to twenty-eight (28) doctors since 2023.
Allowances: Immediate payment of the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) and full settlement of accoutrement allowance for all eligible members.
B. Intermediate Demands (to be implemented within two [2] weeks)
Promotion & Skipping: Promotion of eligible members and implementation of salary “skipping,” with a documented plan for the payment of all associated arrears.
Conversion of Fellows: Completion of the conversion of all post–Part II Fellows to the appropriate cadre.
Payment of Newly Employed Residents: Full payment of all entitlements to newly employed resident doctors.
Salary Deductions: Immediate stoppage of all erroneous monthly deductions from members’ salaries.
C. Long-Term Demands (to be implemented within sixty [60] days)
Employment Process: Development and release of a documented process for the recruitment of doctors within the FCTA.
Hospital Renovation: Documented plan for the phased renovation and upgrading of FCTA hospitals.
Hazard Allowance: Formal commitment and documented process for the payment of hazard allowances.
CONMESS Upward Review: Implementation of the 25%/35% CONMESS upward review, including payment of all accrued arrears.
Wage Award: Payment of the approved wage award to all eligible doctors.
Skipping for New Employees: Written agreement to implement skipping for newly employed doctors, with payment of all arrears within three (3) months of employment.
Conversion of Fellows: Conversion of all post–Part II Fellows within six (6) months of passing the relevant examinations.
Supplementary Budget: Inclusion of hazard allowance funding in the next supplementary budget of the FCTA.
Strike: FCTA doctors mull response over non-implementation of Wike’s approval
