The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has announced a three-day nationwide warning strike beginning next Tuesday, following the Federal Government’s failure to conclude negotiations on the welfare and conditions of service of medical lecturers.
Fourteen branches of the association voted in favour of the industrial action, which NAMDA said would be total and comprehensive across medical schools nationwide.
Unresolved salary and allowances
In a statement signed by NAMDA National Secretary, Professor Aniekan Peter, the association said the Federal Government had yet to formally document the payment of medical lecturers under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS.
It also cited the non-payment of the Medical and Clinical Academic Training Allowance (MCATA), Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), Excess Workload Allowance and Professorial Allowance among the issues prompting the strike.
‘Government ignoring legitimate concerns’
NAMDA said the situation was worsening an already severe shortage of medical lecturers, amid the growing “Japa” syndrome, which has seen professionals leave the country in search of better opportunities.
The association blamed the Ahmed Yahale Committee for failing to conclude negotiations on the conditions of service for medical lecturers.
It said the continued delays were pushing medical lecturers into what it described as an avoidable industrial action, despite the critical role they play in training future medical professionals.
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The association appealed to the Federal Government to return to the negotiating table and resolve the outstanding issues before the warning strike begins.
NAMDA said many medical lecturers had chosen to remain in Nigeria and serve despite difficult economic conditions, urging the government to address their concerns to prevent further disruption to medical education.
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