the importance his administration attached to the medical and
educational sectors, he was determined to do all within his
powers to resolve all issues that currently lead to labour
disputes and strikes in both sectors.
Resident doctors and members of the Academic Staff Union
of Universities are currently on strike.
Jonathan promised to resolve the labour crises while granting
audience to a delegation of the Nigeria Medical Association
led by its National President, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.Read more after the cut....
His promise was contained in a statement issued by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, at the end
of the closed-door session.
“I believe that we must manage both (education and medical)
sectors in such a way that nobody engaged in them will think
of going on strike again. We will continue to proactively evolve
measures that will help us to permanently overcome the
problems that lead to strikes by health and education
professionals,†the President was quoted as saying at the
meeting attended by the Minister of Labour, Emeka Wogu,
Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu and other top
government officials.
Jonathan reportedly assured the delegation that his
administration would take necessary actions to ensure that
the right conditions were created for Nigerian medical
professionals to stay at home and avail Nigerians of their
skills and expertise instead of migrating to other countries.
He said his government was determined to correct a situation
where about 25,000 Nigerian medical consultants were
currently practising in the United States alone as confirmed
to him by President Barack Obama.
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