The President of the Association, Osahon Enabulele, while speaking on the call off said;
"NMA wishes to inform the general public that doctors in the public health sector will resume services from December 23. This is in line with our earlier promise to give prime consideration to the Yuletide season in the prosecution of our warning strike. Also, to give another opportunity for the Federal Government to concretely resolve all the demands of NMA for which it first issued a 21-day ultimatum on September 2"Mr Enabulele however said that a full blown strike would be embarked upon by the association from January 6th 2014 if their demands are not met by the Federal Government.
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Osahon Enabulele said this is the first phase of the strike, that the second phase would be effective after the yuletide if there are no favorable developments.
All doctors in public hospitals this morning retrieved their services.
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), the umbrella body for all medical and dental doctors in the country, on Wednesday hinted that its members might commence an indefinite strike on Saturday, December 14.
The association said the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, 'should be held responsible for any crisis that could erupt in the health sector.'
The President of NMA, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, in a statement on Wednesday, said the latest threat to commence strike followed an alleged breach of an agreement reached with the Federal Government especially on some health sector challenges, workplace conditions and the conditions of service of doctors.
He recalled that on September 2, 2013, the NMA issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address the issues tabled before it.
Enabulele said, 'On account of the foregoing, it may be difficult to guarantee further extension of the grace period and consequently, industrial harmony in the health sector, especially as the December 14, 2013 deadline iss
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