DAY 23 OF OPERATION TICS
Dear Nigerians,
“After all, it’s the responsibility of governments to protect and save lives *not doctors.”
We show up.
We work.
We sacrifice.
But without a functional system, even the best doctors cannot save lives.
Nigeria deserves:
• hospitals that work
• Equipment that functions
• Doctors who are not exhausted
• And a government that takes responsibility.
Hold your leaders accountable.
Demand the healthcare you deserve.
#OperationTICS
#NARDStrike2025
#SaveTheDoctors
#SaveHealthcare
#FixOurHospitals
NARD MEDIA TEAM
”There are moral, legal and ethical sides (to the question of what it will mean for patients when doctors cut their working hours) but I'd prefer Nigerians be consulted by doctors who are fresh off of sleep, who are well rested, who are well remunerated, who are well compensated for the work done."
Dr. Mohammad Usman Suleiman — NARD President @ARISEtv
For 8 months, Doctors in LTH have not been paid the new minimum wage while other workers including health personnel in other facilities in the same state enjoyed the same since January 2025.
We also deserve a minimum wage
@seyimakinde@FeedbackOYSG@aproko_doctor@doctorfolu
https://t.co/B6DhqqYv6o
@oyostategovt@seyimakinde@nard_nigeria@Nigerian_Doctor
For the populace sake rescue this institution. Staff can always leave if not well treated, but what about the end users dependent on services rendered here?
Currently, almost all staff in LTH are involved in one form of industrial action or the other. From ARD to JOHESU to NANNMs.
Over the same issue of perennial systemic neglect by the gov't: deplorable welfare.
Save LTH from dying @seyimakinde@FeedbackOYSG https://t.co/gaKG4pNghp
There was a strike in January, another in March and one now. This year alone, I have been out of school three whole times.
Is it a crime to go to a government owned medical school in this country?
@seyimakinde@oyostategovt pay my teachers, please!
NARD supports the strike action by the Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, which commenced on July 29, 2025.
The decision follows the expiration of a three-week ultimatum issued to hospital management and the Oyo State Government over unfulfilled promises.
Despite partial actions taken on certain arrears and reimbursements, several key demands remain unmet. These include payment of the new minimum wage with arrears from January 2025, release of the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), provision of accoutrement allowances, recruitment of additional resident doctors, and renovation of dilapidated call rooms.
The strike notice, signed by the Association of Resident Doctors’ President Dr. Stephen Adedokun and General Secretary Dr. Adedapo Mustapha, stated that doctors will not resume work until tangible and acceptable actions are taken.
They also raised alarm over the dwindling workforce, citing a drastic drop in the number of resident doctors from nearly 270 to less than 65, leading to extreme pressure and risking a collapse of hospital services.
The Oyo State Government has yet to issue an official response to the strike action.