President Bola Tinubu has granted a waiver on the ‘no work, no pay’ policy imposed on National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) members during their 17-day strike in July.
The waiver, invoked under the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, was announced by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale.
The decision ensures the withheld salaries during the strike will be paid to the doctors.
The doctors initiated a 17-day industrial action on July 26 after the Federal Government failed to meet their demands. Responding, the government instituted a ‘no work, no pay’ order on August 1 to compel the professionals to return to work.
After a series of consultations between NARD leadership and government representatives, the resident doctors called off their strike on August 12.
In view of the faithful implementation of terms agreed upon during the fruitful deliberations between the Resident Doctors and the Federal Government of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the grant of an exceptional last waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order on Resident Doctors.
This will allow for the members of the NARD to receive the salaries which were previously withheld during the 17-day strike action.
