NARD to MDCN: You can’t stop trainee doctors from joining strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) does not have the legal right to stop trainee doctors from joining the union on industrial action during their one-year internship.

The chairman of the MDCN, Professor Abba Hassan, during the swearing in of new trainee doctors, warned them against participating in industrial actions.

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Hassan maintained that house officers engaging in industrial action was illegal and would not be further tolerated.”

But in a statement jointly signed by its national president, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, secretary-general, Dr Jerry Isogun and publicity/social secretary, Dr Dotun Osikoya, the NARD insisted that trainee doctors remained key stakeholders.