The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has approved the demands of resident doctors who went on strike on September 15 over unpaid arrears.
Wike made the announcement on Friday while flagging off the construction of the Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring III along Shehu Yar’Adua Way, Life Camp, Abuja.
He praised the doctors for suspending their industrial action in the interest of patients across the territory, assuring them that all pending requests had been addressed.
“I must commend the resident doctors for calling off the strike. The administration is happy with their understanding. I have signed all the doctors’ requests on my table today,” Wike said.
The minister directed the FCT Acting Head of Service and his Senior Special Adviser on Administration, Samuel Atang, to immediately implement the approvals.
On the road project, Wike noted that the construction would create jobs, ease traffic congestion, and boost economic activities in the city.
Resident doctors had embarked on the strike after months of unresolved negotiations with the FCTA. Their demands include payment of salary arrears of one to six months owed since 2023, recruitment of new staff, settlement of the 2025 Medical Residency Training Fund, and arrears from the 25/35 percent upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).
They also want timelines for completing skipping and conversion processes, correction of irregular salary payments, release of wage award arrears, payment of 13 months’ hazard allowance arrears, and settlement of arrears owed to 2025 external residents.
