Osun Governor allegedly withholds doctors’ salaries

Doctors in Osun state have accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of allegedly withholding their October and November salaries.

This is following a threat by the Governor, to sack all striking doctors who embarked on a strike, over the non-payment of their salaries.

Speaking to Punch Newspapers, the President of the Association of Resident Doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Dr. Adeyinka Owolabi, said ” It is true that the state government has stopped our salaries. I am not sure if there was a circular to that effect but we did not receive October and November salaries alerts like other workers.

“There is no end in sight to the strike. The salary is the main cause of this strike and we can never accept half salaries because we are not going to give our patients half treatment. The government is adamant and we are also not going to shift ground on this.”

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Speaking on the matter, an information consultant to the Osun state government, Mr. Sunday Aker, said that the government is working hard to ensure the matter is settled this week.

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGG.MDP) also threatened to lay down tools if the government does not meet their demands.

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