FG, striking resident doctors agree to negotiate

FG, striking resident doctors agree to negotiate

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has fixed Friday for further hearing in a suit between the federal government and the striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).

The judge, Bashar Alkali, directed both parties to return to negotiation table with a view to resolving the industrial crisis that started on August 2.

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He will on Friday take the report of the anticipated negotiation which both parties agreed to embark on at Wednesday’s proceedings.

NARD’s lawyer, Femi Falana, in his closing remarks at the proceedings, urged the court to order the parties to return to the negotiation table, in line with the previous order as granted by the court ordering parties to cease all forms of hostilities.

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But the federal government’s lawyer, Tochukwu Maduka, stated that parties had been to an arbitration panel all to no avail. He said despite court order that parties should cease hostilities, “the defendant had refused to return to work”.

He, however, said the government was open to negotiation.

Mr Falana, too, assured the court that his client was ready to cease hostility and return to negotiation table.

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The judge then adjourned till Friday for report of the negotiation.  (NAN)

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