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Wike approves all demands of striking resident doctors in Abuja.
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Doctors suspend strike, set to resume work September 22, 2025.
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Minister commends doctors for prioritising patients and health services.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced the approval of all demands presented by resident doctors in the territory, following their recent strike action.
Wike made the disclosure on Friday during the flag-off of the construction of the Northern Parkway, stretching from Ring Road II to Ring III on Shehu Yar’Adua Way, by Life Camp in Abuja.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that he directed the FCT acting Head of Service and his Senior Special Adviser on Administration, Samuel Atang, to ensure full implementation of the doctors’ requests.
“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 doctors, under the Association of Resident Doctors of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), had embarked on an indefinite strike on September 15, 2025, after months of unresolved negotiations with the FCTA. The strike, which commenced at 8 a.m. that Monday, came on the heels of a seven-day warning strike.
Speaking during the industrial action, ARD-FCTA President, Dr. George Ebong, clarified that the strike was not targeted at the Minister personally but aimed at addressing systemic failures within the FCT health system.
Ebong listed grievances including the non-payment of 26 members despite seven months of dialogue, unexplained salary deductions, stagnated promotions since 2023, and the poor state of facilities across FCTA hospitals.
The prolonged strike disrupted medical services in Abuja, leaving many patients stranded until the doctors announced a suspension on Friday. According to Dr. Ebong, services will resume fully by Monday, September 22, 2025, at 8 a.m.
He explained that the decision to suspend the strike followed interventions by the Senate Committee on Federal Territory Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, as well as assurances given by Minister Wike.
Wike’s approval of the doctors’ demands is seen as a critical step toward restoring stability in the FCT health sector and averting future disruptions in healthcare delivery.
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