BREAKING: Doctors suspend industrial action in Abia

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By Steve Oko

Doctors in Abia State have suspended their industial action embarked upon on Tuesday following the abduction and continued detention of their colleague, Professor Uwadinachi Iweha.

Professor Iweha was Kidnapped on Sunday June 6 in front of his house at Umuokpara Umuahia South Local Government Area.

Worried by the spate of kidnappigs in the state, doctors announced a withdrawal of their services from both public and private hospitals.

They said they could no longer be operating under unsafe environment, and urgend Government and the security agencies to rise to the occasion.

But the directive to suspend the industrial action was contained in a press statement jointly signed by the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu; the Secretary, Dr. Robinson Ugwuanyi; and Publicity Secretary, Dr Erondu Nnamdi.

NMA said it decided to suspend the industrial action after a review of the situation but added that it would be reviewed after 72 hours.

The medical body directed doctors in the state to immediately resume duties both in public and private hospitals.

The statement made available to Vanguard read in part:”After x-raying the entire situation as presented by the Government and Security agencies, the SOC resolved as follows:

“That the ongoing industrial action embarked by NMA is hereby suspended .

“That work starts in all private and public health facilities in Abia State by 10:00 am on Friday, 17th day of June 2022.

“That the situation will be further reviewed in the next 72 hours during the Ordinary General Meeting of NMA Abia State which holds in General Hospital Aba on Sunday, 19th June 2022.

“That NMA Abia State may be forced to resume the suspended strike action if no further palpable progress is made in the next 72hours.”

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