I’ve been watching the #ResidentDoctors strike and we all need to lend our voice. For over two weeks, NARD doctors have withdrawn their services — and the government still hasn’t fully answered.
These aren’t petty demands. NARD says N38 billion is owed in unpaid salaries and allowances. Resident doctors are the backbone of public hospitals — yet their welfare keeps being ignored.
According to NARD, only 2 of 19 demands have received “progress.”
At UCH (Ibadan) — a premier teaching hospital — resident doctors have fully complied. Consultants are trying to manage, but it’s not a sustainable solution.
These doctors are not striking to be difficult. They’re striking because conditions are untenable: low pay, high work pressure, no long-term security.
The president has now directed the Health Ministry to act, but NARD insists their 19-point demand must be fully met. Partial payouts or half-measures won’t cut it.
As someone who cares about long-term sustainability, I know this matters: A broken health system isn’t just a loss for doctors — it’s a loss for all of us.
@nard_nigeria deserves more than lip service. They deserve real, lasting reform. This is not just a strike — it’s a fight for justice, dignity, and healthcare for every Nigerian.
I’m calling on fellow Nigerians, public servants, and every leader who can influence this: Stand with them. Amplify their voice. Push for a resolution that lasts, not a band-aid fix.
To @nard_nigeria — your cause matters..
We stand with you.
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What cannot be hidden in Leadership
Leadership of a nation is such that it's either succeeding or failing, none can be hidden. There are critical areas of leadership that must exist for a nation to move forward, and these are summed up in four Cs: Competence, Capacity, Character and Compassion. Where these four are non-existent, there is no magic you can do.
It's in this line that I have always maintained that we must move away from voting based on tribe and religion, and begin to vote for people with competence, capacity, character, and compassion, because we have all seen, painfully, what leadership without these qualities has done to our country.
Competence because Nigeria today needs a leader who understands the issues, who has the knowledge, experience, and clear ideas to solve them. Capacity because it is not a ceremonial position; it requires strength, stamina, and the mental energy to confront our complex challenges. And above all, leadership must be rooted in character and integrity because without integrity, public trust collapses, corruption thrives, and selfishness takes over. But perhaps most importantly, we need compassion, because when a leader lacks compassion, human lives are treated as statistics, and suffering is ignored.
Sadly, the evidence is right before our eyes. Recently, we witnessed severe flooding in Niger State that claimed nearly 200 lives, with many still missing. Yet, not even a single presidential visit, this, in a nation where the scene of the tragedy is less than an hour away by helicopter.
Just days ago, over 200 Nigerians, innocent men, women, children, and even soldiers were massacred in Benue State. Again, no presidential visit. No physical presence at the scenes of pain. No genuine national mourning. No leadership face to comfort the grieving or give hope to the people.
Yet, we have seen what true leadership looks like elsewhere:
In India, after a plane crash killed nearly 200 people, the Prime Minister was physically at the scene within hours.
In South Africa, when floods claimed 78 lives, the president went personally to the affected communities, stood with them, and took responsibility.
That is leadership with compassion. That is leadership that understands the value of human life. But here in Nigeria, we have normalised leadership without empathy, without accountability, and without a human face.
That is why I insist: Nigeria does not just need another president; Nigeria needs a leader, a leader with competence, capacity, character, and compassion. Until we choose leaders on these principles, the cycle of pain will only continue.
A New Nigeria is POssible.
-PO
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You won't believe the amount of mental damage we have been subjected to. Her mind cannot fathom that such a place can be a hospital and still disagrees despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Nigerian politicians really ate with these people.
What level of 8tred can you have for your country that will make you take a picture of a 5 star hotel lobby area and claim it is a teaching hospital in Finland??? 🙄🙄🙄
@KhingMich67 I want to think so, but judging by what has been happening IN Nigeria and somepeople's take so far I won't be surprised if the person really believes that.